FLTC, just start with a small amount for YOUR savings....even $25.00-$50.00 per pay check! You don't need to explain to your wife. Then add a bit more each pay period and it should be pretty painless. It would be different if all of a sudden you stopped sending any money! YOU DESERVE IT!! Whether you use that money just for you or for a family vacation when you return it doesn't matter. You mentioned before that you are getting more pay being in Iraq. That portion would be a good goal to start for your savings because in nine months that pay will not be there. As I said before (my dad's favorite expression: "expenses rise to meet your income"!)
