I'm currently using an Automatic Investment Plan (AIP) via the government's Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). Like most Americans, my family wasn't big on saving money for the future. We had to survive, and the money that came into the house was gone before we knew it. I believe that AIPs are very important, and that it makes sense for people to use them. I follow my AIP because I know the value of saving for the future. I don't want to be one of the many veterans that have fallen on tough times due my own ignorance of saving for
