The Military Millionaire Podcast

David Pere
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Our goal is to teach service members, and the working class how to build wealth, and invest in real estate so that you can achieve financial freedom and live the life you’ve always dreamed of!

  1. 2d ago

    The $4,000 a Month Disabled Veterans Leave Behind

    If you're a disabled veteran, you might be leaving $4,000 a month on the table. VA disability and SSDI come from different agencies with different rules, and you can legally collect both at the same time. In this episode, I break down how the two programs differ, from why your VA medical records and Nexus letters strengthen an SSDI claim, to the work credits you need, to the income cap that can cost you SSDI. I also run the math on what both benefits can pay together at the top end, roughly $96,000 a year.   Timestamps (00:00) - Intro (01:29) - VA Disability vs. SSDI (02:32) - How Your VA File Helps (04:15) - SSDI Work Credits (05:00) - The Money Math (06:10) - The SSDI Income Cap (07:12) - Filing Your SSDI Claim   About the Show On the Military Millionaire Podcast, I share real conversations with service members, veterans, and their families. Each week, we explore how to build wealth through personal finance, entrepreneurship, and real estate investing. Resources & Links Get help with your VA claim: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/claim  Download a free copy of my book: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/free-book  Sign up for free webinar trainings: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/register  Get an intro to recommended VA agents/lenders: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/va-realtor  Apply for The War Room Mastermind: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/mastermind-application  Join our investor list: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/investors  Guide to raising capital: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/capital-raising-guide    Connect with David Pere Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/militarymillionaire YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Frommilitarytomillionaire?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frommilitarytomillionaire/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-pere/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/militaryrei TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@militarymillionaire   Produced by ⁠UNFLTR

  2. Nov 3

    What Hollywood Gets Wrong About the Military

    Hollywood has gotten better at military movies, and there are still scenes in almost every one of them that make a veteran roll their eyes. In this episode, I break down 11 tropes that are completely wrong, from unlimited ammunition, to bullets launching people across a room, to the one operator who wins the whole war by himself. Then a rapid fire round on suppressors, grenades, perfect haircuts, radios that always work, and generals leading the charge. I close on the one that actually matters: the idea that every veteran has debilitating PTSD. I have the diagnosis, and most of us are functional.   Timestamps (00:00) - Intro (00:40) - Trope #1: Unlimited Ammunition (01:53) - Trope #2: Dramatic Movie Deaths (02:28) - Trope #3: Bullets Throwing People Back (03:28) - Trope #4: One Guy Wins the War (03:49) - Trope #5: Everybody Is a Sniper (04:44) - Trope #6: Saluting in Combat (05:13) - Trope #7: Drill Instructors Forever (05:56) - Trope #8: Instant Promotions (06:50) - Trope #9: Calling Everyone Sir (07:56) - Trope #10: Nobody Uses Cover (08:26) - Trope #11: Everybody Is Special Forces (09:44) - Explosions and Perfect Haircuts (10:22) - Radios That Always Work (10:41) - Generals, Grenades, Helicopters (11:33) - Hearing Protection and Full Auto Recoil (12:19) - Every Veteran Has PTSD   About the Show On the Military Millionaire Podcast, I share real conversations with service members, veterans, and their families. Each week, we explore how to build wealth through personal finance, entrepreneurship, and real estate investing. Get an intro to my recommended real estate agents and/or VA lenders: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/va-realtor  Resources & Links Get help with your VA claim: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/claim Download a free copy of my book: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/free-book Sign up for free webinar trainings: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/register Get an intro to recommended VA agents/lenders: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/va-realtor Apply for The War Room Mastermind: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/mastermind-application Join our investor list: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/investors Guide to raising capital: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/capital-raising-guide   Connect with David Pere Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/militarymillionaire YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Frommilitarytomillionaire?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frommilitarytomillionaire/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-pere/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/militaryrei TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@militarymillionaire   Produced by ⁠UNFLTR

  3. Oct 27

    Is the Military as Dangerous as You Think?

    Most people deciding whether to enlist are not weighing risk, they are weighing headlines. A headline tells you something happened. It almost never tells you how likely it is to happen to you. In this episode, I break down the actual numbers behind the fears people bring to me, from sexual assault and harassment rates, to domestic violence, to what really kills service members. I also tell you about the kid who turned down boot camp because he was afraid of dying.   Timestamps (00:00) - Intro (00:31) - The Fears People Name (01:49) - Sexual Assault Numbers (03:06) - Sexual Harassment Numbers (03:37) - Domestic Violence Surprise (04:24) - Are Service Members Dying More (04:40) - The Mortality Study (06:14) - What Actually Kills Service Members (07:16) - Combat Risk Varies (07:55) - Training Deaths and Accidents (08:35) - Vehicles and Homicide (09:37) - Suicide Is the Outlier (11:19) - The Recruit Who Said No (14:01) - My Own 15 Years   About the Show On the Military Millionaire Podcast, I share real conversations with service members, veterans, and their families. Each week, we explore how to build wealth through personal finance, entrepreneurship, and real estate investing. Resources & Links Download a free copy of my book: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/free-book Sign up for free webinar trainings: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/register Get an intro to recommended VA agents/lenders: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/va-realtor Apply for The War Room Mastermind: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/mastermind-application Join our investor list: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/investors Guide to raising capital: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/capital-raising-guide   Connect with David Pere Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/militarymillionaire YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Frommilitarytomillionaire?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frommilitarytomillionaire/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-pere/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/militaryrei TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@militarymillionaire   Produced by ⁠UNFLTR

  4. Oct 20

    Why You Can Handle War but Not Traffic

    Most veterans can run a car wreck like a checklist and then lose their mind over a set of missing keys. I did both in the same month, and for years I filed it under having a short temper. In this episode, I break down what is actually going on: the military hands you an on and off switch, never a volume knob, so you get very good at 100 and never learn 2 out of 10. I walk through what I do when I catch myself at a 9 in a situation that is a 2, where I still get it wrong, and what actually helps if you love somebody who does this.   Timestamps (00:00) - Intro (00:40) - Calm at a Car Wreck (01:31) - Losing It Over Car Keys (02:53) - A Switch, Not a Knob (03:31) - Real Reaction, Wrong Situation (04:10) - What I Do About It (05:22) - Where I Still Fail (06:02) - For the Families (07:09) - For the Veteran Listening   About the Show On the Military Millionaire Podcast, I share real conversations with service members, veterans, and their families. Each week, we explore how to build wealth through personal finance, entrepreneurship, and real estate investing. Resources & Links Download a free copy of my book: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/free-book Sign up for free webinar trainings: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/register Get an intro to recommended VA agents/lenders: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/va-realtor Apply for The War Room Mastermind: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/mastermind-application Join our investor list: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/investors Guide to raising capital: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/capital-raising-guide   Connect with David Pere Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/militarymillionaire YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Frommilitarytomillionaire?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frommilitarytomillionaire/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-pere/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/militaryrei TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@militarymillionaire   Produced by ⁠UNFLTR

  5. Oct 13

    3 Marines Most Americans Have Never Heard Of

    There are Marine Corps stories that would get laughed out of a movie theater for being unrealistic, and most Americans have never heard any of them. In this episode, I tell you about three of them: a Croatian immigrant who attacked a German machine gun position alone and came home with two Medals of Honor for one afternoon, a 21-year-old PFC who held a gap in the line at 30 below zero in his socks while batting live grenades away with a shovel, and a captain who spent three hours hanging under a bridge in Vietnam with 500 pounds of explosives. Three different men, three completely different versions of courage, and none of them thought they were heroes.   Timestamps (00:00) - Intro (00:41) - Louis Cukela, France 1918 (03:56) - Two Medals for One Afternoon (04:37) - Retired, Then Back for WWII (05:32) - Hector Cafferata, Chosin 1950 (08:51) - The Grenade He Could Not Swat (10:30) - John Ripley at Dong Ha (14:16) - Upgraded 54 Years Later (14:43) - Three Versions of Courage   About the Show On the Military Millionaire Podcast, I share real conversations with service members, veterans, and their families. Each week, we explore how to build wealth through personal finance, entrepreneurship, and real estate investing. Resources & Links Download a free copy of my book: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/free-book Sign up for free webinar trainings: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/register Get an intro to recommended VA agents/lenders: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/va-realtor Apply for The War Room Mastermind: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/mastermind-application Join our investor list: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/investors Guide to raising capital: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/capital-raising-guide   Connect with David Pere Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/militarymillionaire YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Frommilitarytomillionaire?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frommilitarytomillionaire/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-pere/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/militaryrei TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@militarymillionaire   Produced by ⁠UNFLTR

  6. Oct 6

    The Worst Days of Military Life Ranked

    Every service member has a list. The first day in a SCIF with no windows and no phone. Getting your leave request denied two weeks out after you already booked the flights. The day you realize you're not junior enlisted anymore and you're the one making the rules. In this episode I'm counting down the 11 worst days you'll have in uniform, from the annoying (holiday duty, fire watch) to the genuinely heavy (losing a friend), and the one day that doesn't fit the list at all: the day, years later, when you realize how much you actually miss it.   Timestamps (00:00) - Intro (00:33) - First Day in a SCIF (01:15) - Holiday Duty & Fire Watch (02:09) - Leave Request Denied (02:37) - Day After Leave Ends (02:53) - Becoming Senior Enlisted (04:06) - Last Day at a Unit (04:24) - Yellow Footprints at Boot Camp (05:08) - First Day Back From Boot Leave (05:54) - NJP, Court-Martial & Discharge (06:36) - Worst Day: Losing a Friend (07:13) - The Day You Realize You Miss It   About the Show On the Military Millionaire Podcast, I share real conversations with service members, veterans, and their families. Each week, we explore how to build wealth through personal finance, entrepreneurship, and real estate investing. Resources & Links Download a free copy of my book: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/free-book Sign up for free webinar trainings: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/register Get an intro to recommended VA agents/lenders: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/va-realtor Apply for The War Room Mastermind: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/mastermind-application Join our investor list: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/investors Guide to raising capital: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/capital-raising-guide   Connect with David Pere Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/militarymillionaire YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Frommilitarytomillionaire?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frommilitarytomillionaire/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-pere/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/militaryrei TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@militarymillionaire   Produced by ⁠UNFLTR

  7. Sep 29

    The Real Difference Between Every Military Branch

    Most Americans can name every branch of the military. Not many can tell you what separates them. In this episode, I break down all seven branches of the US military in plain English: what they do, what they stand for, and where their mottos and war cries actually came from.   Timestamps (00:00) - Intro (00:45) - The Army (01:58) - The Marine Corps (03:28) - The Navy (04:22) - The Air Force (05:15) - The Space Force (05:58) - The Coast Guard (06:39) - The National Guard   About the Show On the Military Millionaire Podcast, I share real conversations with service members, veterans, and their families. Each week, we explore how to build wealth through personal finance, entrepreneurship, and real estate investing. Resources & Links Get help with your VA claim: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/claim Download a free copy of my book: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/free-book Sign up for free webinar trainings: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/register Get an intro to recommended VA agents/lenders: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/va-realtor Apply for The War Room Mastermind: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/mastermind-application Join our investor list: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/investors Guide to raising capital: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/capital-raising-guide   Connect with David Pere Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/militarymillionaire YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Frommilitarytomillionaire?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frommilitarytomillionaire/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-pere/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/militaryrei TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@militarymillionaire   Produced by ⁠UNFLTR

  8. Sep 22

    Why BAH Isn't Your Real Buying Power

    Everyone online loses their mind arguing about BAH like it's the only thing that decides what house you can buy. It's not even close to the full picture. In this episode I break down what lenders actually look at (your debt, your credit score, your residual income, and the property type you're buying) and why an E-4 with clean credit and no debt can out-qualify an officer who's buried in truck payments. I also walk through how VA loan house hacking on a duplex, triplex, or fourplex lets you qualify for more house than you ever could on a single-family, using a real example of a single E-5 who bought a $1.2 million fourplex in San Diego and lived there for free.   Timestamps (00:00) - Intro (00:55) - Buying Power Isn't Just BAH (02:38) - Credit Score and Utilization Rate (04:47) - VA Residual Income Rule (05:59) - E-5 Buys $1.2M Fourplex (07:16) - Stop Obsessing Over BAH (08:45) - Don't Overspend Your Approval (11:00) - Free Agent and Lender Match   About the Show On the Military Millionaire Podcast, I share real conversations with service members, veterans, and their families. Each week, we explore how to build wealth through personal finance, entrepreneurship, and real estate investing. Get an intro to my recommended VA lenders and/or real estate agents: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/va-realtor  Resources & Links Download a free copy of my book: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/free-book Sign up for free webinar trainings: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/register Get an intro to recommended VA agents/lenders: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/va-realtor Apply for The War Room Mastermind: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/mastermind-application Join our investor list: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/investors Guide to raising capital: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/capital-raising-guide   Connect with David Pere Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/militarymillionaire YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Frommilitarytomillionaire?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frommilitarytomillionaire/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-pere/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/militaryrei TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@militarymillionaire   Produced by ⁠UNFLTR

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