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Helping Military Families Make The Most of Their Money

Kate Rants: TSP Is Not The Right Tool For Timing The Market


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Usually, my rants are on subjects that I know inside out. Today’s rant is going to be on a subject about which I know just enough to make an idiot out of myself, and I’m OK with that. Lately, I’ve been running into more and more people who are using their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)… | Read More…

Hurricane Evacuations, Military Entitlements, and Insurance Coverage


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I am updating this article as I gather new information – come back for the latest details! There’s a hurricane headed to the east coast of the United States, and military bases are preparing. Many military families are wondering if they should evacuate, and when and if the military or their insurance company will help… | Read More…

Security Clearances Are Changing: Why You Need To Keep Your Credit Clean & How To Do It


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As the Department of Defense takes over the processes of issuing and maintaining security clearances, the system is going to become more automated and, in some ways, more thorough. On part of this automation will include more and ongoing checks on the financial fitness of those who hold a security clearance. With this new scrutiny, it’s… | Read More…

Everything About The Survivor Benefit Plan


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The Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) is often the most important decision of your financial life, and it is also probably the most confusing. I can not emphasize enough how vitally important it is to thoroughly understand the Survivor Benefit Plan if a member of your family will remain in the military until retirement. While active… | Read More…

Military and Divorce: Stuff You’ve Got To Consider


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While a divorce is essentially a civilian matter, there are certain aspects of military pay and benefits that need to be considered when dealing with a marital separation or divorce where one or both members are in, or retired from, the military. All too often, I hear from one party who got the short end… | Read More…

Tricare Supplements: Do You Want One? Where Would You Get It?


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Tricare health coverage is one of the most important benefits of military service.  It provides excellent coverage at an amazing price. Tricare beneficiaries usually get to choose which Tricare plan they want to use.  The different plans have different out-of-pocket costs.  Depending on your Tricare plan, your status (active duty or retiree), your family size,… | Read More…

12 Ways To Prepare For The Next Government Shutdown


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You’ve probably heard that the January 2018 government shutdown has ended, and Congress has agreed to fund the government for 17 more days. At that point, it is possible that we’ll be in the same situation we just left: a shutdown. What should military families be doing to be better prepared for the next government… | Read More…

Why You Don’t Stick To A Budget, And What To Do About It


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Budget. Just the word makes a lot of people stop paying attention, and that’s a shame because a budget (I prefer “spending plan”) is the most effective way to create the financial life that you desire. Most people have tried to use a budget at some point in their lives, and very few people stick… | Read More…

Facebook Groups For Military Money


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Facebook groups can be a great way to share with people who are in a similar location, have a shared lifestyle, or facing a common challenge.  Military life can fall into all three of those categories!  If you’re military, either currently or in the past, you probably have the same money questions and issues as… | Read More…

Smart Person Says: Unknown


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From Pinterest, of all places, I found a quote that made me think about how much I love my emergency fund: How true is that? I know that my life feels like that sometimes. Sometimes it is the housework, sometimes it is work stuff, and sometimes it is the children.  I especially hate it when… | Read More…

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