Apparently I find this topic more interesting and perhaps divine than Amy, based on her earlier comment here.

Shortly before and immediately after The Lazy Susan closed, Amy and I discussed our career options and what we were going to do. The one thing that was always out of play was any position that did not?keep us in Springfield, Missouri. This was one of the first shifts we decided upon. We decided that we were willing to live anywhere in the world, and willing to move on a regular basis. The primary plan was for me to go active duty Army, but we didn’t want to close other doors and still haven’t closed them yet.

As part of this discussion, I was reminded of Amy’s earlier desire to be a Chaplain in the Air Force. With this in my mind, the day they taught us about the joint domicile program in the Army, I called Amy and asked if she would be interested in being an active duty Chaplain in the Army. Her immediate response without hesitation was yes. This began the journey that you can read all about on her blog.

In this journey, Amy would need to attend seminary in Springfield. In order to be eligible for scholarships, AGTS requires all scholarship applicants to complete Financial Peace University. I believed at this time she knew about Dave Ramsey and knew she would have to learn more about him and decided to read The Total Money Makeover based on a recommendation from one of her friends. She read it while I was home from Officer Basic for Christmas break. Prior to leaving for South Carolina, Amy basically threatened me into reading the book. I started it just before getting on the plane, and finished it before I landed in South Carolina. The rest is history!