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How Military Families Get Their Budgets Back on Track

Written By Lizann LightfootPosted on Jan 9, 2024CategoriesMoney
After the holidays, many American families find themselves in debt, typically with larger than usual credit card bills. Some surveys have shown that the average family spends 6 months paying down credit …
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Things Senior Spouses Think About

Written By Dawn SmithPosted on Jan 2, 2024CategoriesMilitary Life
Once your military family hits the 10- to 15-year mark of service, transition and retirement thoughts ramp up, even if your spouse plans to serve 20-plus years. It’s normal to want to …
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Learning How to Pay for College Using Military Benefits

Written By Dawn SmithPosted on Dec 27, 2023CategoriesCareer & Education
Back in the day, I didn’t have money to pay for college, so I applied for federal loans and dutifully paid $133 monthly for 20-plus years. Those payments are long gone, but …
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Grace: The Ultimate Act of Self-Care

Written By Tanecia FavorsPosted on Dec 19, 2023CategoriesMilitary Life
For the longest time, when I would describe myself, it always went in the same order. I am a mother, a wife and lastly a woman. Each one of these descriptors has …
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Changing Our Christmas Tune

Written By Posted on Dec 15, 2023CategoriesMilitary Life
We have decided to stop traveling for Christmas. And there’s nothing “Grinch” about it. We have plenty of holly jolly around the holidays, and we’ve decided to keep our holly jolly local. …
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Reflecting on a Resilient Year

Written By Kristi StolzenbergPosted on Dec 12, 2023CategoriesMilitary Life
Incoming unpopular opinion: I kind of miss full-blown COVID-19. Not because I particularly enjoyed swabbing my brain via my nostrils every time my throat had a tickle, and I certainly do not …
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