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Helping Military Families Make The Most of Their Money

When Is The Next Military Payday? (And When Will You See That Money?)


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  Pllanning your spending is easier when you know when you’ll have the money to spend. And while military paydays are tied to the 1st and 15th, they get moved due to weekends and holidays – or even weekends AND holidays put together. And then there are many banks and credit unions that offer early… | Read More…

Everything About Tricare Young Adult


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One of the trickiest parts of having young adult children is making sure that they have access to health insurance. While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandated that insurance companies extend children’s coverage to age 26, that mandate doesn’t apply to Tricare because technically Tricare isn’t insurance. And federal law prohibits kids from remaining on… | Read More…

Long Pay Period Warning & Your Personal Finance Stress Test


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This August end-of-month pay period is going to be long. Every time we have a long pay period, Facebook explodes with conversations on this subject, and they provide a fascinating look into how people handle their money. Actual Military Paydays Because every month is not 28 days long, and because banks don’t work on weekends… | Read More…

Smart Money Moves For Your Child Tax Credit


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As you are probably following, Congress has increased the Child Tax Credit for 2021, and partial payments of the credit will be deposited into bank accounts starting this week. Eligible families will be receiving payments in the middle of each month from July through December. This extra money is a tremendous opportunity to make some… | Read More…

Pilot Program Will Help Pay For In-Home Childcare For Military Families


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Struggling to find workable childcare in five of the largest military communities in the United States? The Department of Defense is creating a pilot program to offer fee assistance for in-home care. As with all things DoD, there are a myriad number of requirements and rules to follow. First things first: No date has been… | Read More…

Everything About Military Moving Inconvenience Claims


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Moving has challenges. (If that isn’t the biggest understatement ever.) And just when you think that you’re past the hard part, sometimes your stuff gets delayed. Maybe there was a problem at the warehouse, or your truck driver quit, or the ship broke. But to you, the reason doesn’t really matter, because you just need… | Read More…

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


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This post is part of my ongoing Military Scholarships series. July is possibly the slowest 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 be sure to check back, because I am always finding new… | Read More…

Observations From 6 Days After Military Retirement


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Well, the Horrell household is six days post-retirement, and the to-do list still feels just as large as it did six months ago. And, if this gives you any sense of how things are going, this post’s title started out as “Observations From 5 Days Before Retirement.” If retirement is in your future, perhaps you’ll… | Read More…

USAA Members Benefit From The Move To Schwab


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One of the hot stories in the military personal finance world in 2020 was the transfer of USAA investment assets to two companies, Victory Capital and Charles Schwab. I knew people felt under-informed about this transition, but I didn’t genuinely understand the depth and breadth of their frustration. So, I have been working with Charles… | Read More…

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