With today’s technology, living away is much easier. Automatic bill pay is great. Before I got married I had no bills. Paid cash for everything (hell I made enough of it). I didnt own a home though. Just a car, truck and Harley. All paid cash. I would go to the hall get a 3 month job and then come home buy a car, party and repeat. If I had a chance to do it over again, I would have invested the money instead of buying toys. However that is neither here nor there. You just need to prepare before you ship out. Stop the paper and mail, and have the battery charger on hand when you return. Now I am married and wife takes care of the house kids, and bills. I still have a few friends who are not married and they bought condos. Easy maintenance while away.