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Helping Military Families Make The Most of Their Money

The Best Online Shopping Rebate Sites


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The holiday season is here, and many of us are shopping online.  While most people usually remember to look for coupon codes, many people don’t know that they can earn rebates on nearly all their online shopping. Here are the best online shopping rebate sites available right now.  They all work generally the same way…. | Read More…

Is Credit Counseling Right For You?


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Most Americans use credit, and sometimes the use of credit can get a little out of hand.  When this happens, getting help from a professional can get you back on track.  But how do you know if credit counseling is right for you, and how do you know that the credit counselor is legit and… | Read More…

Have I Mentioned How Much I Love Ebates?


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I do a lot of my shopping online, because I loathe shopping in stores.  One tiny thing has saved me several hundred dollars over the last few years:  I start all my online purchases at the Ebates website.  It is so simple: I just go to Ebates, select the retailer, check out the coupons, and… | Read More…

Vision Insurance for Military Families


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With six people wearing glasses, I’ve been eye-ing vision insurance the whole time we’ve been overseas.  (Pun intended. I am hysterical.  Or maybe just mildly funny.) We’re vaguely settled here, and people are running out of contact lenses.  I needed to get our British prescriptions turned into US prescriptions, and our eye doctor of choice required… | Read More…

Four Habits To Fix Your Finances


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For many families, the “new year” does not start in January, but rather in August or September.  With PCS moves and a new school year, late summer is a perfect time to identify goals and develop new habits.  Here are some things to consider tackling this month: Review Your Spending Plan, Or Build One Even… | Read More…

Save On Groceries with Checkout 51 – Even at the Commissary


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I wrote a Checkout 51 review last fall, and it got lost in the great blog makeover disaster of 2014.  So, if it looks a little familiar, that is why. There are many innovative programs that allow you to save a little money through rebates/coupons on products that you are already buying.  I’ll be writing about… | Read More…

Keeping Your Pantry PCS-Ready All Year Long


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Like many military families, my family has a pre-moving tradition of figuring out how to eat all the food that has accumulated in our freezer, refrigerator and pantry.  After over two decades of doing this, I think I’ve finally got the process down.  Better yet, I’ve figured out how to make this part of our… | Read More…

Microsoft Office Discounts For Military


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Looking for a discount on Microsoft Office?  There are two deals available to military members, depending on what you want and need, and several low-cost options available to everyone. Super-Cheap For One Computer If you’re not a heavy Office user, the single computer version of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013 or Microsoft Office for Mac… | Read More…

Trees For Troops Distribution Schedule Released


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Every year, the Christmas Spirit Foundation coordinates the Trees for Troops program, bringing trees to servicemembers deployed overseas, and free trees to military families in the US. The distribution schedule for the 2014 Trees for Troops program has been published. It includes dates from 2 December to 12 December, at military bases across the United… | Read More…

Don’t Cram In A Hotel Room


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One nice thing about moving around is that it gives you the opportunity to travel to cool places. However, cool places can be expensive, especially when you have a larger family. We have six full-sized people in our family, and we just can’t make do with a hotel room anymore.  Even if we get two… | Read More…

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