2023 military basic allowance for housing rates are out! Go see! (iPhone users reading this on Facebook, you may need to open this page using the three dots instead of clicking through from Facebook. Not on an iPhone? Right-click, select “copy link address,” and put it into a new tab. I wish I could fix… | Read More…

Military families across the country are waiting anxiously to see what their Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates will be in 2023. (The new bah rates are usually announced on or around 15 December.) With housing prices going up significantly in many areas, many have their fingers crossed for a big increase for next year. Here… | Read More…

As the Department of Defense (DoD) gets ready to release the 2023 Basic Allowance for Housing rates, this is a perfect time to review BAH rate protection, or “the grandfather clause.” (Rates are usually announced on or around the 15th of December.) Each year, the DoD calculates the costs to rent a house in each… | Read More…

One of the most confusing parts of having a mortgage is understanding how the payment on your fixed-rate mortgage can change, usually every single year. In order to understand why your payment changes, you need to know your escrow account works. An escrow account is an account that pays different bills related to the property…. | Read More…

One little-known aspect of the military pay and allowance system is the ability to request advance payment of your Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH). While this opportunity has been around since 1999, you will still find that most admin folks and senior leadership are completely unaware that it even exists. And, unfortunately, even those who… | Read More…

I was at a really great military spouse event a few years ago and someone mentioned that the military’s Basic Allowance for Housing (military BAH) doesn’t always cover the cost of housing. It’s true that a lot of military families spend more than their BAH on housing. I hear things like this all the time,… | Read More…