Inside: 12 businesses that provide free products and services that every family should know about What if you could get your lawn cut for free while your husband was deployed? Or maybe a free product that will help your kid get through deployment a little easier? Many businesses pride themselves on their military discounts, but…
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Gifts for Deployed Loved Ones | Gift Ideas for Military Families
If you’re in search of gifts for deployed loved ones then this post is exactly what you need! Learn what gifts your military member will love this season! Gift Ideas for Your Deployed Loved One The Holidays can be hard, especially when your loved one is away. Sending care packages will not only give them…
The Best Way to PCS Proof Your Career in 3 Easy Steps
Inside: Follow these simple steps to PCS proof your career and work from anywhere, regardless of where you are stationed. Having a ton of extra money isn’t something a lot of military spouses experience. In fact, recent studies have shown that an alarming 26% of military spouses face unemployment challenges. Living on one income can be…
How to Handle Finances before Deployment
This is a guest post, written by Heather Lomax. Check the bottom of this post for her bio. Do you know the terms of your life insurance policy? Are you confident in your bank’s ability to handle your money? And have you set up a monthly budget? When you’re taking care of a family or managing…
Why the Military-Civilian Drift Is Tearing Us Apart, And How to Change It
I collaborated with Starbucks to share my story on bridging the civilian-military divide. Since 2013, Starbucks has hired more than 10,000 military spouses and veterans and is committed to hiring at least 15,000 more. On Aug. 21, Starbucks launched a national campaign encouraging the 99% of Americans who haven’t served to start a new conversation…
40 Frugal Living Ideas for Military Families (That You Probably Haven’t Thought Of)
I became obsessed with saving money I was so determined to be a stay at home mom. Maybe it’s because I never thought I’d be a mom, and now that I was I couldn’t bare the thought of leaving him. I don’t know. But I became obsessed. I went into super budgeting mode and looked…
