When people talk about deployment, one thing that often comes up is money. How do taxes work? How much do people spend on deployment? What do you do about the bills? What’s the best way to save? The answers to these questions are different for everyone, and many of them depend on the specifics of… | Read More…
Using Credit Cards Overseas
Traveling to another country is fun, but it can also be complicated. Military families spend a lot of time overseas, whether stationed there, on deployment, or just for fun. In many cases, credit cards are the easiest and most economical way to pay for things while in traveling. Credit cards aren’t without their own issues,… | Read More…
Deployment and Medical Expenses – Should You Bunch Your Medical Spending?
It’s December, and that means endless commercials reminding people to use their flexible spending account dollars before the end of the year. The Department of Defense, unfortunately, still hasn’t implemented the flexible spending account that they were directed to create in the 2010 Defense Authorization Bill. If we don’t have flexible spending accounts, why should… | Read More…