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Helping Military and Veteran Families Be Confidently Prepared for The Next Stage of Life

Life Insurance and Disability Claims


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“Make sure you buy life insurance before your disability claim is finalized.” I hear this myth a lot. And, like most myths, it’s based in a little bit of fact. But that little bit of fact doesn’t make it a true statement.  Insurers underwrite based on your actual medical history and symptoms, not on whether… | Read More…

10+ Places To Learn About The Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP)


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Retiring service members and their spouses MUST learn about the Survivor Benefit Plan before they make a decision. The choice whether to purchase the military’s Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) coverage may be the largest financial decision of your life. As I’ve discussed extensively, it is a very individual decision and there is no best answer… | Read More…

What Is A Transition Fund, And Why Do You Want One?


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If you’ve hung out around this website long enough, you have heard me talk about having a transition fund. I think I may have made up that term…maybe not. But I sure am fond of it. So what exactly is a transition fund, and why would you want one? This post is part of The… | Read More…

2026 Retired Military Paydays – With Printables


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The 2026 Military Retirement Payday calendars are here! Military retirement pay is paid monthly, on the 1st of the month, unless the 1st is on a weekend or holiday, in which case it is paid on the previous business day (the last business day of the previous month.) Military retirement pay is paid in arrears,… | Read More…

Legal Residence after Leaving The Military


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As active duty service members and their spouses, you’ve benefitted from laws that allow you to maintain your legal residence somewhere other than where you actually live. However, these federal laws no longer apply once you leave the military. So what happens then? In short, you become a legal resident of the place where you… | Read More…

Your Military Retirement Move: Travel, Household Goods and Storage


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Your military retirement move can be a big step in the transition to civilian life. Retiring military members are authorized a move from their last duty station to a home of selection. This includes the movement of household goods and the transportation of eligible family members. This post is part of The Comprehensive Military Retirement… | Read More…

Life Insurance or SBP? Asking The Right Questions


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Life Insurance or SBP? (That’s the military’s Survivor Benefit Plan.) If I had a nickle for every time I was asked that question – well, I’d be able to go out for a coffee this week. And next week. And every week into the future. At least once a day, someone asks me some variation… | Read More…

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


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Thinking about timing the market with your Thrift Savings Plan account? I see many people who want to turn their TSP into a platform for what is essentially day trading. There are whole Facebook groups about it. Just don’t. Usually, my rants are on subjects that I know inside out. But today’s rant is going… | Read More…

Everything About The Military’s Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP)


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This post is part of The Comprehensive Military Retirement Checklist. Be sure to read all the other posts that go with the checklist, too! It iss also part of a larger series about the Survivor Benefit Plan. Here’s the complete list of posts. Life Insurance or SBP? Asking The Right Questions Retiring Military: Should You Choose… | Read More…

From The Mailbag: Term Life Instead of SBP


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This post is part of a larger series about the Survivor Benefit Plan. Here’s the complete list of posts. Everything About The Survivor Benefit Plan Understanding the SBP-DIC Offset Life Insurance or SBP? Asking The Right Questions Retiring Military: Should You Choose SBP? 10+ Places To Learn About The Survivor Benefit Plan The Survivor Benefit… | Read More…

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