How to Minimize the Financial Harm of a Divorce Back when I was working with clients, I saw firsthand the financial wreckage that can be a byproduct of divorce. Here are...
Start the Habit of 'Specific Savings' by Putting Aside Money for Car Maintenance A specific savings account for car maintenance is a big step toward financial security.
5 Facts to Keep in Mind When Planning for Your Kids' College As the country grapples with solutions to address the student-loan crisis, it's also a reminder of the importance of planning...
How Much Life Insurance Do Military Families Need? 5 Questions Answered Here are answers to several of the most common questions I have received about life insurance from military members over the...
Why Now Is (Really) the Time to Apply for VA Benefits When I retired from the Army Reserve, the last thing on my mind was applying for VA health care and benefits. As a financial...
5 Financial Fundamentals to Factor into Your Civilian Job Hunt Here are five fundamental, and evergreen, money considerations related to selecting your next job, career or career path.
5 Ways to Declare Your Financial Independence This Summer Here are five ways to declare your independence from debt, plus financial steps to improve your life, liberty and the pursuit...
The Military Says You Owe Money? Here's What to Do. What do you do when the Defense Finance and Accounting Service decides that you owe it money -- but you aren't even in the...
3 Tips for Starting a New Year of Savings Think of building your savings like building a house, and follow these three key tips to establish and grow your savings this...
The Military Lending Act Gives You Special Protections As an active-duty service member, you have legal rights to low-interest loans and protection against pay day lenders, but you...
USS George Washington Heads to Japan, Ending Troubled Shipyard Stay That Included String of Suicides The aircraft carrier USS George Washington is finally underway to its new homeport in Japan, following six arduous years in a...
New Marine One Helicopters Aren't Allowed to Carry the President Because They Could Scorch the Lawn The VH-92's lawn-scorching problems were first discovered in 2018 during the Trump administration.
Navy Investigating More Than 100 'Secretly Shot' Sexual Videos of US Troops Uploaded to Adult Website The documents say the Naval Criminal Investigative Service became aware of the videos, some of which contained names and...
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...
VA Opens Door for More Vets with Other Than Honorable Discharges to Receive Health Care and Benefits Under the new regulation, the VA plans to remove a bar against benefits for those dismissed for homosexual acts, as well as...