[dakine]

I was an E-3 in '82, started saving $250 a month at the time; took home about $650...all about priorities...

[T.Smith]

I saved as well. Not withstanding my ability to save, more money would have been nice. How much more would you have been able to save if you had income parity with the civilian world?

[cherry]

when my husband was in in the 70's, we got housing breaks, use of the commissary which saved us big bucks, as well as all the other facilities on base and we saved more money then proportionately than anytime in our lives.....I worked, too.....

not to mention the GI bill and the fact that he was able to attend college classes in the evening instead of working at his station....

the 5 yrs that he served actually set us up for life......and he was enlisted so he didn't bring home a ton of money but it all worked out well for us......

[Redleg Duke]

In '65, as an E-2 in Basic, I was pulling down $72.50/month...and saving $20 month.