CPT Private RallyPoint Member 631166 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-37467"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-was-the-first-big-ticket-item-that-you-bought-with-your-first-military-paycheck%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=What+was+the+first+big+ticket+item+that+you+bought+with+your+first+military+paycheck%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-was-the-first-big-ticket-item-that-you-bought-with-your-first-military-paycheck&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AWhat was the first big ticket item that you bought with your first military paycheck?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-the-first-big-ticket-item-that-you-bought-with-your-first-military-paycheck" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="cca5ce3b84ecb94c71bcce56023ef698" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/037/467/for_gallery_v2/newcar.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/037/467/large_v3/newcar.jpg" alt="Newcar" /></a></div></div>Many of my friends that joined the military in the last few years bought new cars or motorcycles when they received their first paycheck. What was your first big ticket item that you bought when you were young with a pocket full of money? What was the first big ticket item that you bought with your first military paycheck? 2015-04-30T09:03:28-04:00 CPT Private RallyPoint Member 631166 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-37467"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-was-the-first-big-ticket-item-that-you-bought-with-your-first-military-paycheck%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=What+was+the+first+big+ticket+item+that+you+bought+with+your+first+military+paycheck%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-was-the-first-big-ticket-item-that-you-bought-with-your-first-military-paycheck&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AWhat was the first big ticket item that you bought with your first military paycheck?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-the-first-big-ticket-item-that-you-bought-with-your-first-military-paycheck" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="5c90c5272765b8370e96711bf0b48295" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/037/467/for_gallery_v2/newcar.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/037/467/large_v3/newcar.jpg" alt="Newcar" /></a></div></div>Many of my friends that joined the military in the last few years bought new cars or motorcycles when they received their first paycheck. What was your first big ticket item that you bought when you were young with a pocket full of money? What was the first big ticket item that you bought with your first military paycheck? 2015-04-30T09:03:28-04:00 2015-04-30T09:03:28-04:00 SPC Private RallyPoint Member 631209 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My brother was graduating RIP the same week as I was graduating basic training. I paid for their tickets to go to his graduation. As much as I wanted them there for me, I knew how much of an achievement it was for my brother. Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 30 at 2015 9:21 AM 2015-04-30T09:21:29-04:00 2015-04-30T09:21:29-04:00 Lt Col Fred Marheine, PMP 631243 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I bought my dad an Evinrude 9.9 horsepower outboard motor for his 12&#39; fishing boat - something I had grown up hearing him talk about and never quite finding the flexibility to get. I had it in the back of my truck and went to see him for lunch at work - he had just dropped paperwork to retire and was ready to travel the country in an RV, so my big reveal was to pull back the tarp and say &quot;happy retirement.&quot;<br /><br />Pretty friggin&#39; awesome day.<br /><br />My brother still has the boat and motor 30 years later. Response by Lt Col Fred Marheine, PMP made Apr 30 at 2015 9:29 AM 2015-04-30T09:29:52-04:00 2015-04-30T09:29:52-04:00 SSgt Dan Montague 631244 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A pair of $20 boots. I only made 13k a year<br />Now my first big ticket item when i was just make over the poverty line was an M-1 Garand. My retirement gift to me was a divorce from my wife...and a new V8 Titan truck Response by SSgt Dan Montague made Apr 30 at 2015 9:29 AM 2015-04-30T09:29:28-04:00 2015-04-30T09:29:28-04:00 Capt Private RallyPoint Member 631258 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My pay check for a month was $85. Didn&#39;t support any big ticket items. Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 30 at 2015 9:36 AM 2015-04-30T09:36:39-04:00 2015-04-30T09:36:39-04:00 LCDR Private RallyPoint Member 631289 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-37478"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-was-the-first-big-ticket-item-that-you-bought-with-your-first-military-paycheck%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=What+was+the+first+big+ticket+item+that+you+bought+with+your+first+military+paycheck%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-was-the-first-big-ticket-item-that-you-bought-with-your-first-military-paycheck&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AWhat was the first big ticket item that you bought with your first military paycheck?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-was-the-first-big-ticket-item-that-you-bought-with-your-first-military-paycheck" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="093b19a5c305b0ac9309b17c680e0d4a" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/037/478/for_gallery_v2/11141774_10204428639380217_7457731392212988335_o.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/037/478/large_v3/11141774_10204428639380217_7457731392212988335_o.jpg" alt="11141774 10204428639380217 7457731392212988335 o" /></a></div></div>I did not make enough money to buy a big ticket item. But I bought these with my annual bonus Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 30 at 2015 9:52 AM 2015-04-30T09:52:21-04:00 2015-04-30T09:52:21-04:00 SPC David Shaffer 631450 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Ha ha ha! This is a funny question! I was the sole provider for my wife and our first child. We were happy to pay all of our bills each month and have bread and ramen to eat. Those were the days... Response by SPC David Shaffer made Apr 30 at 2015 11:06 AM 2015-04-30T11:06:14-04:00 2015-04-30T11:06:14-04:00 SPC Private RallyPoint Member 632054 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>um, still haven&#39;t made a big ticket paycheck from the Army, but when I graduated OSUT at Benning I treated myself to a multicam woobie and a SOG backpack Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 30 at 2015 2:39 PM 2015-04-30T14:39:51-04:00 2015-04-30T14:39:51-04:00 SrA Edward Vong 632086 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Furniture Response by SrA Edward Vong made Apr 30 at 2015 2:50 PM 2015-04-30T14:50:44-04:00 2015-04-30T14:50:44-04:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 632649 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>First thing I bought........ Financial Freedom and paid off my student loans. Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 30 at 2015 6:50 PM 2015-04-30T18:50:15-04:00 2015-04-30T18:50:15-04:00 SPC Carl K. 632984 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>While not big ticket at the time, I bought my parents a satellite dish for the company that later became Dish Network. Response by SPC Carl K. made Apr 30 at 2015 9:05 PM 2015-04-30T21:05:24-04:00 2015-04-30T21:05:24-04:00 2015-04-30T09:03:28-04:00