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Helping Military Families Make The Most of Their Money

Commissioning? Understand Your Blended Retirement System Options


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May and June are the biggest commissioning time of year. Not only do all the service academies graduate then, but thousands of ROTC students also graduate and enter their active military service. This years’ group of newly commissioned officers face a unique question: should they opt into the military’s new Blended Retirement System (BRS), or… | Read More…

What Is A Transition Fund, And Why Do You Want One?


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If you’ve hung out around The Paycheck Chronicles long enough, you may have heard me talk about having a transition fund. I think I may have made up that term…maybe not. But I sure am fond of it. So what exactly is a transition fund, and why would you want one? What Is A Transition… | Read More…

June Military Scholarships for Service Members, Veterans, Spouses and Kids


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This post is part of my ongoing Military Scholarships series. June is a relatively slow month in the scholarship world, so if you don’t find much here, you can get a head start on some of the scholarships coming up in future months. (But before to check back, because I am always finding new scholarships.)… | Read More…

April Military Scholarships for Service Members, Veterans, Spouses and Kids


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Welcome to a new series here at KateHorrell.com – scholarships and grants for military members and their families! I’m a couple of days late, but I didn’t want to skip April because there are some good scholarships and grants with April deadlines. I find new scholarships all the time, so be sure to come back… | Read More…

The Big List of Military Scholarships


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Back in the day, I used to have a little website called Military Scholarship Finder. I enjoyed posting the scholarships and grants that I found, but I hated the platform on which I set it up, and I stay pretty busy with KateHorrell.com, my coaching, and my family. I was talking about it the other… | Read More…

May 2019 Military Scholarships


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Check out these great military-related scholarships and grants with May application deadlines. American Logistics Association Hampton Roads Chapter Deadline: 1 May 2019 Description: Provides scholarships to students who are the children of active duty, inactive/active-duty reserves or retired military personnel (to grade Captain/Colonel equivalent), resale personnel (NEXCOM, DECA, Coast Guard, AAFES, Marine Corps) or ALA… | Read More…

When Is The Next Military Payday?


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The next regular, active duty payday is Wednesday, 1 May 2019. When are you going to see that paycheck? Most military members will have their military pay deposited on Wednesday, 1 May 2019. However, depending on your bank or credit union, you may have access to your funds earlier if they offer early crediting of… | Read More…

Three Things To Buy Before Your Next Move


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Moving is hard work. Whether you’re moving yourself or having someone else move you, there are a couple of tricks to make the move easier. Well, actually, there are many tricks (you can see pages and pages of them in Printables to Make Your PCS Move Smooth and Organized), but there are a couple of key… | Read More…

5 Work From Home Jobs For Military Spouses


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My friend Joseph Hogue knows a lot about making money from home, so I asked him to write something about great work-at-home jobs for military spouses. These are great ideas, but you can find out about even more ideas at his website, MyWorkFromHomeMoney, and his YouTube channel. This guy is really smart – and really… | Read More…

85 Ways To Get Through A Long Pay Period


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Because months aren’t always 28 days long, and because military paydays don’t happen on weekends or holidays, there are times where there is a long stretch between military paychecks. Sometimes, it can be as long as 20 days! If you’re living paycheck-to-paycheck, or you budget pretty tightly, that can create some challenges to making sure… | Read More…

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