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…

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…

I’ve noticed a lot of confusion and frustration about taxes on military bonuses.  That’s not surprising, because it IS confusing, but it doesn’t have to be too hard to understand. First, you have to have a firm grasp on how income taxes work.  If you are not sure, then read How Income Taxes Work, and ask… | Read More…

Once you’ve gotten out of debt and built up a little bit of savings, then there is a whole new challenge:  earning some actual interest on your saved money.  Interest rates have been incredibly low for the last few years, and it is a challenge to grow your savings with the magic of compound interest…. | Read More…

Life can be overwhelming, and when you are overwhelmed, you let things go.  This is a scientifically proven fact:  people who are already under stress find it more difficult to maintain their willpower.  This definitely translates into our financial lives.  Even people who don’t enjoy retail therapy find that they are more likely to spend… | Read More…