MrGreenshanks comes home from War.

Nov 12, 2010...Thats the day I made it home from Afghanistan. By the time I pulled into the drive at home, I already knew I was single again. A man was in my yard, clearing the lot next door, the one we bought a few years ago, for no other reason than to make sure no one moved in next door. He was more suprised to see me than I was. No one is that brave: to be there when the husband of the woman he has been living with comes home from a combat zone. His jaw dropped when I got out of my brother's truck in uniform, but he had nothing to fear from me. I walked past him, knocked on the door, and my wife gave me the keys to my F-150, we exhcanged a few words, and then I left....
     I dont relate this story to gripe and complain and blame my wife or the military for my predicament. It is what it is. I wasnt the best husband, and this was and is my second divorce, so my track record wasnt exactly pristine anyway. Marriage is 50/50, so regardless of the outcome, failure is shared equally. But that day changed my life almost as completely as spending 9 months in a war torn country.
Its a good starting point for this blog, since on that day I was basically homeless and nearly broke. I was staring at a divorce, which I knew would be expensive, and at the same time trying to work my way back into civilian life and go back to work at my regular job. I was blessed to have an employer who held my job for me. Not all Guardsmen are that lucky.
    This blog is mainly about my efforts to invest and save and restructure my life after war and divorce, and to share my goals and methods. I have learned a lot in the last year, some of which I believe is worth sharing with others, and hopefully I can learn from my readers. In my next few posts Ill attempt to lay out the investments I have made in the last 13 months. Stocks and dividend income interest me greatly. I plan to link my portfolio here and invite others to critique and advise. Ill also share my savings techniques, since over the course of the last year, I have managed to save quite a good portion of my net income, although not nearly as much as so many others I have read about online. I have found quite a bit of inspiration online when it comes to saving and investing. Hopefully, I can pay forward the debt I have to those bloggers who have inspired me.