As a military spouse you play a crucial role in supporting your service member. It’s not easy frequently relocating, sacrificing time with your other half, and centering your family life on your service member’s career. In addition, putting your service member’s service as the priority likely creates a professional challenge for you. How do you pursue a career you love with all of the unknowns in your life? If you’ve asked yourself this question, you aren’t alone.
The saying might always be “April showers bring May flowers,” but I like to rewrite it to say “April showers bring May mudslides.” I favor the latter because the reality is that life is not always going to be flowers. Even the happiest, most successful person is going to deal with disaster in their life at some point, and unfortunately, these disasters often take a toll on our finances. If an emergency arises, many times the only option is to pull the money from other equally important areas (like food or gas) or accrue debt by putting the expenses on a credit card. But, there’s a simple step you can take in your disaster preparedness that will make a huge difference. It’s called an emergency fund.
On this week’s empowering episode of Army Wife Talk Radio, we’re chatting with guest, Adam Carter about the Family and Medical Leave Act and related leave benefits for military spouses.
On this week’s empowering episode of Army Wife Talk Radio, we’re chatting with guest Ellie Kay, America’s Family Financial Expert.
“The Three C’s” is a common phrase often heard in the home-buying process. Standing for credit, capacity, and collateral, these rules have stood the test of time when buying or selling a home. Here’s what they mean:
On this week’s empowering episode of Army Wife Talk Radio, we’re chatting with guest, Shannon Hanrahan of promocodes.com all about her expert holiday savings tips.
My husband and I are slowly recovering from the large dent our wedding, PCS, and setting up our first home gave us. That doesn’t mean that my saving mentality should go away though! As the seasons change, I’ve been really loving the idea of dressing our home for the...
There’s been an awful lot of talk lately about how many service members use food pantries and food stamps.
A lot of talk.
The last number I saw was 620,000 out of 1.4 million. I hope that number is inflated to appeal to a broad public’s compassion. I understand the usage of these public assistance programs in a way I never would have two years ago.
On this week’s empowering episode of Army Wife Talk Radio, Gail Cunningham of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling is here to talk with you about your six-month financial checkup.
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