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Helping Military Families Make The Most of Their Money

Where Do Military Kids Get In-State Tuition?


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A perennially hot topic is “can my military kid get in-state tuition?”  There is a ton of mis-information out there.  Be sure you have the right information before you begin the college search and start deciding which schools you can afford. I am deeply invested in this question because I have four college-age children.  My… | Read More…

Buying or Selling, BookScouter Will Help You Get The Best Price for Your Books


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Colleges are ramping up for the fall semester (whatever that is going to look like), and students are scrambling to find the right textbooks at the right price. Right now is exactly the right time to sell those books back, get top value, and move that extra weight out of your lives. Alternately, if you’re… | Read More…

The Biggest List of Military Scholarships for Service Members, Veterans, Spouses and Kids


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Back in the day, I used to have a little website called Military Scholarship Finder. (Wait – does anyone even say “back in the day” anymore? Am I old?) 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… | 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…

How To Get A GI Bill Certificate of Eligibility


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The Department of Veterans Affairs educational programs are a huge thing for military members, and being able to transfer the Post 9/11 GI Bill makes it an even bigger benefit. While it’s great, it can also be intimidating and overwhelming. The first step is to get a Certificate of Eligibility, which also called applying to… | Read More…

The Three BEST Resources For FAFSA Questions


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Ah, the FAFSA… That’s the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, for those of you who are not knee-deep in college stuff. It’s an important part of the process of figuring out how to pay for college, but it is often misunderstood and many people find it MUCH more confusing than it actually is. And,… | Read More…

Why The GI Bill Does Not Guarantee In-State Tuition For Active Duty Family Members


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Sometimes, laws are written in such a way that they’re really hard to understand exactly what they are say. One subject that is very confusing is what the law says about in-state residency for purposes of college tuition when the student is an active duty dependent using transferred Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits. I have… | Read More…

College Shopping? Be Sure To Do All The Math


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It’s August, and college tuition bills have been coming due all month. I am often surprised when people tell me, “I didn’t know how much the bill would be.” I’m such an over-planner that this seems foreign to me, but there are quite a few ways that it happens. I want you to know that… | Read More…

What’s Your GI Bill Strategy?


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Families across the country are knee deep in figuring out the best way to pay for college for their now-seniors, and the GI Bill is part of many of those conversations. Being able to transfer the Post 9/11 GI Bill to a kid is a huge benefit. When you have more than one child (we… | Read More…

Kate Rants: Why Is It OK To “Not Be Good With Money”?


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You know how things seem to come in batches? Or swarms? These last few weeks, I have had the same conversation with a bunch of different people, and it baffles me. “I have three kids, and one is good with money, one is OK with money, and one is terrible with money.” “My wife just… | Read More…

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