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May 2019 Military Scholarships


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Check out these great military-related scholarships and grants with May application deadlines. This is part of a larger project, the Big List of Military Scholarships, where’ll you find links to other months and also tips and tricks for making the most of your scholarship search. American Logistics Association Hampton Roads Chapter Deadline: 1 May 2019… | Read More…

Three Things To Buy Before Your Next Move


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Moving is hard work. Whether you’re moving yourself or having someone else move you, there are a couple of tricks to make the move easier. Well, actually, there are many tricks (you can see pages and pages of them in Printables to Make Your PCS Move Smooth and Organized), but there are a couple of key… | Read More…

5 Work From Home Jobs For Military Spouses


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My friend Joseph Hogue knows a lot about making money from home, so I asked him to write something about great work-at-home jobs for military spouses. These are great ideas, but you can find out about even more ideas at his website, MyWorkFromHomeMoney, and his YouTube channel. This guy is really smart – and really… | Read More…

85 Ways To Get Through A Long Pay Period


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Because months aren’t always 28 days long, and because military paydays don’t happen on weekends or holidays, there are times where there is a long stretch between military paychecks. Sometimes, it can be as long as 20 days! If you’re living paycheck-to-paycheck, or you budget pretty tightly, that can create some challenges to making sure… | Read More…

Banks and Credit Unions With Early Deposit Of Military Pay


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Everyone loves getting paid, and people love getting paid early. Even when you’re financially secure, and you don’t need the money immediately, there’s a psychological boost from getting paid a day or two before the actual payday. (Not a psychologist, can’t explain why, but it’s so true!) If you are receiving pay from the military,… | Read More…

Kate Rants: It’s Not About The Refund or Owing More Taxes


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Oh, my goodness. You spend 2 minutes communicating with anyone lately, whether in person, on the phone, via owl, or on the internet, and the talk turns to income taxes. Everyone has a story this year, and they want to share. It’s not surprising; the sweeping legislation commonly called The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act… | Read More…

Travel Allowances for Military Moves


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The entitlements that come with military Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moves are confusing.  In addition to the movement of household goods, Dislocation Allowance (DLA), and Temporary Lodging Expense (TLE) and/or Temporary Lodging Allowance (TLA), most PCS moves are authorized travel allowances to drive from the old duty station to the new duty station. Monetary… | Read More…

Ten Ways To Make Savings Automatic


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We’re back on day 2 of Military Saves Week, and today’s subject is saving automatically. There is no doubt that automatic savings work, but sometimes finding the right automatic savings method can be hard. See if any of these ideas work for you: Skim Off The Top Look at the usual amount of your paychecks,… | Read More…

Ten Steps To Save With A Plan


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Today is the first day of Military Saves Week 2019. If you’re not familiar with Military Saves Week, it is an education and awareness event to encourage military families to save money. It’s part of the larger America Saves program. This week, the first day’s subject is Save With A Plan. Planning makes everything easier!… | Read More…

How Income Taxes Work – Even If You’re Not A Tax Person


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Income taxes can be difficult.  There are literally thousands of pages of laws, and hundreds of different forms that some people have to use to file their income tax return.  However, the basic system isn’t really that complicated. The Budget Billing Analogy Before I explain the income tax system, let me explain something very similar:… | Read More…

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