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Now’s the Time to Think About Life Insurance

September 4, 2024

Hey, MilSpouses, it’s Life Insurance Awareness Month! Okay, so maybe that doesn’t make you want to break out the cake and ice cream, but life insurance is an important part of your financial plan. It can help take care of your family, giving them financial security if something happens to you or your service member.…

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PCS Finances for MilSpouses: In Their Own Words

May 31, 2024

Did you set financial goals earlier this year only to have a permanent change of station (PCS) threaten to derail your family’s budget? You’re not alone. Other MilSpouses have learned how to keep their family finances intact during a move — and so can you! Here is valuable advice from their experiences. PCS-proof Your Finances…

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Honoring Our MilSpouses

May 1, 2023

As a military spouse, you may not wear a uniform, but you strengthen our nation and our military every single day. You do so by serving as a rock for your family, your service member, our military and our country. You build community and hold us together. In my time as a military spouse, I…

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Financial Considerations When Going Through a Divorce

March 1, 2023

It’s often a difficult decision to end a marriage. Or sometimes it may come as a surprise. Either way, it’s the end of a chapter, which can be a challenging transition. As with many challenges, it also offers the opportunity to persevere and prevail. Several years ago, I was facing a divorce. I had two…

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Year-end Tax Planning for Military Families

October 6, 2022

  Subscribe To These Year-end Tax Ideas! Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just unsubscribe, unfollow, or quietly ignore the annual friend request we get from the IRS every year? But as effective as that might’ve been with the kid who sat next to you in 10th grade science class – taking that approach…

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Changes to the Post-9/11 GI Bill’s Transferability Rules Coming January 2020

July 31, 2019

Post-9/11 GI Bill Transferability Rules Significant changes were made to the transferability rules for the Post-9/11 GI Bill, which were to become effective in July 2019. However, the Pentagon recently delayed these changes until Jan. 12, 2020. It is important to act now if these changes impact you and your family. Transfer Post-9/11 GI Bill…

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Put Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits to Work for You, MilSpouses!

July 15, 2019

The Post-9/11 GI Bill is a great benefit for Service members and their families to help pay for college, a certification, or other types of training. The active duty or selected reserve Service member must transfer GI Bill benefits to his or her spouse and/or dependents while actively serving. New rules went into effect January…

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