This month I am going to bring in as much money as I made the entire first two years of our marriage (both years were well below the poverty line). The problem; all of it is from government sources and I have no idea when I will actually get any of it.

I have a check for the leave I accumulated while I was in Afghanistan; over one months worth. I have my travel voucher for the 16 months I was mobilized which includes a daily incidental allowance of $3.50 along with several other reimbursable expenses. I have the buy out I accepted from Greene County for my retirement. I also have my miltech pay along with 18 days of double dipping with military orders and two weeks of TDY. A lot of debt is going to be eliminated as soon as the checks arrive! It should put us over the half way mark; incredible to think about!