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Three Often Forgotten Facts..
..Every Army Wife Needs To Know About Money As a company commander in the 82nd Airborne Division, I would have to take my boots off to use my toes in order to count the number of times that I have received a phone call from a wife of one of my Soldiers asking about their [...]
Shopping for A Car Alone
By Cara B. Newman There are few decisions that can produce such a mix of emotions as buying or leasing a new car. According to a recent USAA Auto Circle survey, most people are excited at the prospect of buying a car, yet, at the same time they wish the process was easier. In fact, even [...]
How to Prepare Your Kids for a Move
Moving is a major life event for adults — and even more so for children. As you plan your move, follow these pointers to help smooth their transition to a new community. Explain why you’re moving. As candidly and clearly as possible, let your children know what’s prompting the move. Acknowledge their feelings. It’s only natural for your [...]
The Economics of a Watermelon
Silly title, I know, but I’d like to convey that the size of the package does not correlate to the overall economic value of what’s inside the package. Case in point, the watermelon. It’s my family’s favorite summertime fruit. It’s low in calories, has basically no fat, and it seems to do a great job keeping [...]
PCS Doesn’t Have to Mean “Pain in the Cash Supply”
Three ways to take the financial pain out of your next military move By Joseph Montanaro, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM practitioner USAA If you’re like the 700,000 military service members who are reassigned to new locations each year, you shell out an average of $1,725 for non-reimbursable expenses. When you combine moving costs with the difficulty of uprooting your [...]