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Helping Military Families Make The Most of Their Money

Mother’s Day Gifts For Every Budget


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Mother’s Day is coming – Sunday, 10 May 2020. Gift giving can be challenging when you’re far away, things are even crazier this year, and waiting until the last minute makes it even harder. Don’t be like me, scrambling to find something nice that can be delivered quickly. Look over this list of gifts ideas… | Read More…

Kate Rants: Choice Is Good. But Be Sure You Can Support Your Choices


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You know how some weeks it seems like the same thing hits you over and over and over again? (And I’m not talking about how you get an explosion of IKEA ads on your Facebook feed right after talking to your sister, on the phone, about IKEA. That’s just creepy.) This week, it’s been people… | Read More…

Commissioning? Understand Your Blended Retirement System Options


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May and June are the biggest commissioning time of year. Not only do all the service academies graduate then, but thousands of ROTC students also graduate and enter their active military service. This years’ group of newly commissioned officers face a unique question: should they opt into the military’s new Blended Retirement System (BRS), or… | Read More…

Moving My Investments From USAA/Victory Capital


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Many of you are asking about USAA’s transfer of their investment products to Victory Capital and/or Charles Schwab. There is a lot happening, and it is confusing. I’m really not the best person to explain it. Thankfully my friend Doug Nordman has written a really good piece that explains what’s happening using small words and… | Read More…

May Military Scholarships for Currently Serving, Veterans, Spouses and Kids


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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. As with any other scholarship resource, verify eligibility, requirements and… | Read More…

You Need This: In Case Of Emergency Binder


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As we all sit around in COVID-suspension, you may be wondering what you could do to help your family during this difficult time. I have the answer: You should buy and fill out this fillable In Case of Emergency binder PDF. While we all want to believe that we will be safe from this awful… | Read More…

What Military Families Should Do With Their 2020 Stimulus Check


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Most military families will be receiving a stimulus check as part of the economic relief package to help people affected by COVID-19. Military families are in a unique position that they’ll continue to receive their full military paycheck, so the best thing for a military family to do with their stimulus payment may be different… | Read More…

April Military Scholarships for Service Members, Veterans, Spouses and Kids


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This post is part of my ongoing Military Scholarships series. We’re really in the thick of the scholarship season now, which is both a blessing and a curse. It makes for a lot of work, but there are many wonderful opportunities and once they’re gone, they’re gone until next year. (Or forever, if they are only… | Read More…

How Military Renew Their Driver’s License From Out-of-State


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Military families move around a lot, and that can make many things complicated.   Thankfully, most states let you retain your out-of-state driver’s license if you are living elsewhere only because of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders.  But what happens when your driver’s license is expiring?  How can you renew it without traveling to… | Read More…

Trade Your Wasted Time For Money (And Other Stuff)


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I often hear people say that they “don’t have time” to save money or make more money.  After doing some observation, I’ve decided that this is rarely completely true.  Sure, most of us are busy, but most of us also waste phenomenal amounts of time doing things that aren’t providing value to ourselves, or families,… | Read More…

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