Alright, I have a question for the financial guru's out there and I can't find an answer that clears it up for me...
10 years ago, I did NOT invest in the TSP while on active duty. The way they described it back then and with my more limited knowledge, it sounded like a bad deal. In the meantime, I've just invested in funds and have a roth IRA as my primary investment means.
Fast forward in time to now. I'm getting out of the military and have two months to go where I could put some cash into a TSP. I know that if you have at least $200 invested, you can keep your TSP. Right now, I took the extra promotion money and have been adding that to my Vanguard account. I was thinking, I could take that instead and put it into a TSP instead.
My question, is it worth it? What exact benefits do I get from having about $1400 in an account I won't be able to add anything to in about 2 months? Thanks and any advice appreciated!