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Military Money

Military Members Have it Too Good and Whine Too Much

A few months ago I published an article entitled Should Military Members Receive Special Benefits?. The article was written in response to a comment on another website by someone who didn’t believe military members should receive additional benefits. I dedicated an entire article to the response because military compensation is a complicated and sometimes touchy [...]

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A Military Retirement is Worth Millions of Dollars

That’s a bold headline, especially if you a retired enlisted military member only bringing in a little over a thousand dollars a month in retirement pay. But it’s true. A military retirement is worth well over a million bucks. In some cases it is worth millions of dollars. Before we get too deep into this, [...]

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Do Military Spouses Receive a Paycheck?

The military pay system can be pretty complicated, especially for a new military member. It is even more complicated for new military spouses to understand. Marrying into the military transforms your daily life, and if you haven’t been exposed to it before, it can be a culture shock. Unfortunately, it doesn’t come with a manual! [...]

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Financial Planning For Military Families

The way you handle your personal finances is important to the financial stability of every family. Military families face different challenges when planning for the future, especially when service members are deployed. For this reason it is especially important for members of the military to not put off getting their finances in order. The following [...]

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DoD to Remove SSN from All ID Cards

The Department of Defense (DoD) recently announced they are removing Social Security Numbers from all DoD issued ID cards in an attempt to make them more secure and help prevent identity theft. In my opinion, this move is long overdue, and was the subject of an article I wrote about how military members are prime [...]

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Homeowners Assistance Program Helps Military Members Who Lost Money Due to PCS

The 2009 American Economic Recovery Act, also commonly referred to as the economic stimulus package, contains an assistance package to help US military who lost money on their home during a PCS move. The current economic crisis has affected housing prices around the nation, and the government wants to assist military members who were required [...]

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