I've been cleaning out papers and such, and I've found quite a few notes about good articles around the internet.  Most of them would make the basis for a nice post here, but that isn't going to…

With the new year approaching, I wanted to set some financial goals for our family.  Of course, I wanted to Creating a Mindset of We include my husband's thoughts and so  I asked him what he hoped to…, S, can stand for specific, simple, significant, stretching, M, can stand for measurable, meaningful, motivational, manageable, A, can stand for agreed upon, attainable, achievable, action-oriented, appropriate, R, can stand for realistic, relevant, reasonable, rewarding, results-oriented, T, can stand for time-based, timely, tangible, trackable Now, SMART goals may be smart, but they sure as heck aren't simple to create.  Take, for example, my husband's…, S, is for specific.  Oh, goodness, I don't even know where to begin.  We'll be in Another Reason For An Emergency Fund temporary lodging for a bit, so we need to have money to cover those expenses until…, M i, s going to be for motivational, I think.  I'm likely to automatically make it measurable, so let's try to put a little enthusiasm behind this.  I'm going to start looking at cars and thinking about…, A, will, of course, be agreed upon, but it is also going to be action-oriented.  I'm going to figure out how we'll save this money by listing specific actions that we will take., R, is going to be realistic, relevant and rewarding.  Obviously, if we're moving, the saving will be relevant.  I think we covered realistic during M is for manageable.  And rewarding?  Oh, yeah.  It…, T, is easier - to be prepared before we move.  Of course, we don't have any idea when that might actually be, but I figure I should be prepared for May.  That's only five months away, so we don't have…

Meslas-scope Eurosatory 12 is over, but I still have a few goodies left over from Paris that might interest you. I know I showed the Israeli's a lot of love last week on this blog, but I just couldn'…

bullet1 In case you haven't seen it, Sandia National Labs is working on a self-guided bullet for small arms that can hit targets a mile away. Kinda like a small version of the Army's Excalibur…

The loss of "interval or break pay" could mean that veterans using their GI Bill benefits to attend school full-time year-round could lose up to two months of stipend payments.