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FIGHTS ON!

The modern military household does not run on one paycheck. It runs on a stack: active duty, reserve/guard (likely with a second civilian or government salary); retired pay, VA, TSP, Social Security, and often a spouse income or rental property income on top of that. For years I wanted one place to see that stack in one shot, at a fair price — income and debts, assets and liabilities, and the nest-egg goal. That place did not exist. Spreadsheets are band-aids, and most apps are designed for budgeting or watching investments and historical trends.

After retiring from the U.S. Air Force, I sat down to map out exactly what a financial planning tool should look like if I built it from scratch. Leveraging my B.S. in Business Management and Entrepreneurship along with the web design and development experience I gained in college—where I freelanced for MakeAStore (now Elevate Software) and worked directly for City Junction.com / ENC Today (now Kinston.com)—I combined those skills with a long-standing personal interest in finance and the influence of my father, a career USAF fighter pilot who later became a Certified Financial Planner (CFP). The result is the tool I believed needed to exist.

The name is MACH RUN — Measure, Allocate, Compound, Harvest. It is also the supersonic test run I flew weekly in brand-new production F-15EX, out of St. Louis, Missouri.

"MACBLUE 74, Kansas City Center — cleared mach run, flight level 4-0-0 and above, call when complete."

Music to my ears. Plug in max burner. Let the Eagle loose. Scream over the top of airliners at mach 2.0+ in a brand-new fighter.

In a fighter jet, the radar does not fly the jet or employ the weapons alone. It gives the pilot the picture, but the pilot still must be the master of their craft. MACH RUN does the same job for the household. It will not make the decisions for you, but better situational awareness gives you better odds of hitting the goal.

Give it a go. Kick the tires, and reach out with your thoughts and feedback. Dive right into The Method behind the engine.

You own your financial decisions -- always talk to a professional fiduciary before you act on them. That is not a legal disclaimer, that is my sincere advice.

Thanks for checking out MACH RUN. Find me on LinkedIn.

ONWARD!

Matthew "Cain" Olde
Founder, MACHRUN.com