"Homesteading" means you are going to take remotes so you can come back in a yr to the same place. Some people do this because they love the area, let's be honest, go to Eglin and tell me you want to leave there for Minot! Some do it for their children, a child who just started high school or to finish their elementary school.
CaptMJ,
Yes TLA paycheck is great, because it seems so huge, until we tally the bills for being forced to eat out in a restaurant for a month since you want out from the 300 sqft hotel room with 3 kids!
Or the cost of dropping G*d knows how many quarters into the washers and dryers!
Now the money we always loved was DITY, we became pro's at it in the end. Those weights from our grandfather clock were so small and compact, along with the dumbells, we could fit 100+ lbs just under the car seats. Then add in the roooftop carrier and the hitch, we were able to DITY about 1000+ on our own, much of it we would have taken with us anyway.
When we owned are camper it was even better because Bullet would load up the Burb, weigh it, come home and place it all into the camper, giving us room in the car. Additionally, we were able to stay in the camper and not in hotels as we drove x-country. Our DITY and using the camper, from AK to NC, paid close to 2K for that one move on top of TLA and DLA.
For those cadets graduating, do yourself a favor, DITY whatever you can, it makes a difference, and YES your CLOTHES count! Side note: if you have removable seats, remove them, and place heavy weight compact items in the car, let the military take the seat. Also, when you get married and have kids make sure you have your pro-gear separated from your household...you can easily go over your weight and it is expensive!