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2026 NFCU Military Paydays – with Printables


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Looking for information on the upcoming paycheck? Find details at When Is The Next Military Payday? Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU) is a very popular bank for military service members. NFCU has several types of checking accounts, and their Active Duty Checking account offers a variety of benefits including free checks, ATM rebates, and early crediting… | 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…

February Military Scholarships for Service Members, Spouses and Kids


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This February Military Scholarship post is part of my ongoing Military Scholarships series. As long as you’re stuck in the house hiding from the cold, you should be applying for these military scholarships! As with any other scholarship resource, please verify eligibility requirements, application processes, and due dates. While we do our best to ensure… | Read More…

Military Dislocation Allowance and 2026 Rates


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Dislocation Allowance (DLA) is a military allowance designed to partially reimburse service members for some of the costs incurred when relocating a household. It is authorized for PCS moves, when ordered to move into military housing for the government’s convenience, and when evacuated from a duty station. The Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), Chapter 5, Section… | 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…

2026 USAA Military Pay Dates – With Printables


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2026 USAA Active Duty Military Pay Deposit Calendars are here! I know y’all thought I was never going to get these done 🙂 Looking for information on the upcoming paycheck? Find details at When Is The Next Military Payday? To my ongoing surprise, USAA military pay dates continue to be the most frequent search here at… | Read More…

2026 Military Basic Allowance for Housing Rates


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2026 military basic allowance for housing rates are out! Go see! (iPhone users reading this on Facebook, you may need to open this page using the three dots instead of clicking through from Facebook. Not on an iPhone? Right-click, select “copy link address,” and put it into a new tab. I wish I could fix… | Read More…

Your Spending Plan: Why Can’t You Stick To It?


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Spending plan, otherwise known as a budget. Just the word(s) makes a lot of people stop paying attention, and that’s a shame because a spending plan is the most effective way to create the financial life that you desire. Most people have tried to use a spending plan at some point in their lives, and… | Read More…

Everything About TRICARE Costs and Fees 2026


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TRICARE costs can be more confusing than you’d think. This is especially true if you’re used to Medical Treatment Facilities (MTF) and you start seeing civilian providers. There are deductibles and co-pays and networks and catastrophic caps. Who can keep track? It doesn’t help that the civilian providers often don’t know how it works. Heck,… | Read More…

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


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This January Military Scholarship post is part of my ongoing Military Scholarships series. Next month is a doozy, so get your stuff in order, request those letters of recommendation, and start reviewing all the tricky little details. I made my poor daughter labor over an essay for a scholarship, and we later figured out that… | Read More…

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