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OCONUS Travel Tech Hacks

OCONUS Travel Tech Hacks

Whether you’re living or just traveling OCONUS (overseas) some quick OCONUS travel tech hacks can make life a tiny bit easier! Coming up on my one-year anniversary of living OCONUS again, these are some of my favorite OCONUS travel tech hacks that make my life […]

How to Open a Child’s Savings Account for Your Military Kid

How to Open a Child’s Savings Account for Your Military Kid

Anytime is a great time to open up a child’s savings account for your kid. As a new parent, I asked myself, “does my baby really need a savings account?”. I found out quickly that our friends and family are very generous with our son. […]

The Future of Remote Work with Instant Teams

The Future of Remote Work with Instant Teams

Instant Teams is changing the way we look at military spouse employment with remote work. If you’ve ever thought about remote work or even tried it and then been frustrated with it, I invite you to take a fresh look with Instant Teams.

Speed Through US Customs with the Free Mobile Passport App

Speed Through US Customs with the Free Mobile Passport App

The last thing I want to do when I return back to the United States from a long international trip is wait in a long US Customs line. This year I started using the free Mobile Passport app and it helps me breeze through US Customs even past all those professional travelers with Global Entry or first class seats.

Spousal IRA

Spousal IRA

From the Her Money Moves Mailbag: Hi Christine: I’m currently a SAHM and my husband is in the Army. He contributes to his TSP. He is signed up for the Blended Retirement System and we make sure he’s contributing enough to get his full match […]

Learn How to Calculate Your Net Worth

Learn How to Calculate Your Net Worth

Learn how to quickly calculate your personal net worth and how you can use it as a tool to measure your financial health.

How to Learn a New Language (For Free)

How to Learn a New Language (For Free)

You don’t need an expensive course or private classes to learn a new language. There are so many free or low-cost options to learn a new language today. Attack your language learning plan by incorporating a few of these learning options into your plan.

Budget-Friendly Gifts That Speak Your Partner’s Love Language

Budget-Friendly Gifts That Speak Your Partner’s Love Language

I’ve never really cared much for Valentine’s Day as an adult. Didn’t like it when I was single, not when I was dating and not even as a married person. I always thought it was a cheesy, Hallmark Holiday that involved blowing your budget on expensive dinners and drugstore chocolates. Basically, sweating it out, trying to find the perfect gifts for each other.

Power of Attorney 101- Explained in Plain English

Power of Attorney 101- Explained in Plain English

This guest post is written by a military attorney who has over 10 years’ experience as a JAG, and has drafted way too many powers of attorney in their time. The attorney has also seen the good and bad of Power of Attorneys, so the […]

It’s Time to Kick This Notion About Remote Work

It’s Time to Kick This Notion About Remote Work

Guest Post by: Audrey Fairbrother, Marketing Manger, Boldly UPS must be happy.  There’s a box traveling the United States, starting from Colorado, to California, and on to Texas. It keeps moving every few weeks and each time it arrives and the box opens a new […]