How to Reduce Your Financial Stress
Service members and military spouses experience stress from PCS moves and other challenges. Learn easy ways to reduce financial stress.
Mar 20, 2024
Military Life
Military Families, Maximize Your Tax Refund: Invest and Save
Military income is not always taxable, so learn how to invest and save your tax refund to maximize results for your family.
Feb 21, 2024
Military Homebuying Tips: Agents, Taxes, and VA Loans
Choosing an agent who knows military moves, what to expect on property taxes, and how a VA loan changes the home buying process.
Jan 23, 2024
A Guide to Budgeting for Military Life Changes
Learn how to budget for military life changes, including PCS moves, deployments, having a baby, spouse unemployment, and military retirement.
Jan 3, 2024
The Best Vacation Discounts for Military Families
Whether you want a trip to the beach or an amusement park, these are the best vacation discounts for military families.
Oct 24, 2023
Top 10 Bases for Military Families
What are the favorite bases for military families of each branch? Find out the best locations with quality amenities and local activities!
Oct 19, 2023
Why You Need Emergency Savings as a Military Family
Military families need emergency savings accounts for a safety net during PCS moves, deployments, and natural disasters. Get started here.
Sep 21, 2023
Military Family Budget-Building Tips
Learn military family budget tips to keep you on track during PCS moves and deployments so you can reach your financial goals.
Sep 18, 2023
Four Tips For Military Families Navigating A Competitive Housing Market
Four things that help military families compete for a home when inventory is tight and a PCS date is already on the calendar.
Aug 30, 2023
Back-To-School Deals & Discounts for Military Families
Back-to-school discounts and tax-free weekends worth knowing about, and how military families can plan the spending ahead.
Aug 23, 2023
Portable Career Ideas for Military Spouses
Career ideas that move with you, from bookkeeping to teaching online, plus the MyCAA funding that can help you get qualified.
Aug 14, 2023
Companies Committed to Hiring Veterans & Military Spouses
Four well-known American companies with hiring programs for Veterans and military spouses, and how to find their open roles.
Aug 9, 2023
What Veterans Need To Know About the PACT Act
What the PACT Act covers, who is eligible, and how Veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins can start a claim with the VA.
Aug 1, 2023
What to Know Before Transitioning from the Military to a Civilian Career
With a little preparation, you can streamline your transition into civilian life and hit the ground running in your post-military career.
Jul 24, 2023
Summer Fun Money Saving Tips
Stay on track with your budget and have a great time with these 5 easy tips to save money without sacrificing your summer fun.
Jul 14, 2023
5 Tips for Summer Savings – Home Edition
To meet your savings goals, we’ve come up with 5 quick tips on how you can reduce expenses during the summer season.
Jul 10, 2023
Budget & Military-Friendly Vacation Ideas
Budget-friendly holiday ideas for military families, including military lodging, Space-A travel and discounts worth checking first.
Jun 30, 2023
Key Considerations When Buying a Home While on Active Duty
Living on post, renting or buying: how military families weigh the three options, and the questions to ask before committing.
Jun 23, 2023
Top PCS Tips from an Experienced MilSpouse
Practical PCS tips from a military spouse who has done it many times: paperwork, packing, timing, and protecting your budget.
Jun 16, 2023
Making the Right Choice – Pros & Cons of Living On or Off Base
On base or off base: the real financial trade-offs for military families, from BAH and utilities to commute costs and equity.
Jun 12, 2023
One Small Town’s Sacrifice: The D-Day History that Might Surprise You
Why the National D-Day Memorial stands in Bedford, Virginia, and the story of the small town that lost more per capita than any other.
Jun 1, 2023
4 Tips For Buying a Home While Active Duty
Four things to weigh before buying a home on active duty, from PCS timing to what your VA loan benefit does and does not cover.
May 30, 2023
Reimagining Active Duty: One Veteran’s View on Military Appreciation
One Veteran on what military appreciation should look like, and why the organisations doing it well focus on practical help.
May 18, 2023
3 Tips for Financial Spring Cleaning
Three steps to a financial spring clean: review your subscriptions, check your credit report, and put your savings on autopilot.
May 17, 2023
Heart to Heart – From One MilSpouse to Another
A military spouse writes to military spouses about the work nobody sees, and the financial pressures that come with the life.
May 8, 2023
National Military Appreciation Month – The Best Deals & Discounts
Military Appreciation Month deals and discounts for service members, Veterans and their families, and how to make the most of them.
May 2, 2023
Reduce Your Debt and Reach Your Savings Goals
How to pay down debt and build savings at the same time, with a method that survives deployments, PCS moves and pay changes.
Apr 24, 2023
Celebrating the Month of the Military Child
Month of the Military Child: why April matters, and ways families and communities can mark it for the children who serve too.
Apr 17, 2023
Preparing for the Unexpected and Saving for an Emergency
Why an emergency fund matters more in military life, how much to aim for, and how to build one on an enlisted paycheque.
Apr 6, 2023
Start Your Savings Journey with Military Saves Week & The Edge
Military Saves Week is a good moment to start. How The Edge helps service members and families set a savings goal and keep it.
Apr 4, 2023
5 VA Loan Facts You May Not Know
The strength of the VA Loan comes from the specific financial benefits this type of loan provides compared to other mortgage loan options.
Dec 2, 2022
5 Tips for First Time Home Buyers 2022
Extra knowledge will go a long way to saving money and avoiding mistakes that could derail your home buying plans.
Nov 18, 2022
Veterans Day 2022: Honor
Veterans Day is a day to pay respects to those who served. What the day marks, and how military families can observe it.
Nov 11, 2022
Giving Tuesday: What You Should Know
What Giving Tuesday is, how to check that a charity is legitimate, and how to give in a way that fits a military family budget.
Nov 3, 2022
10 Favorite Fall Activities
Ten low-cost fall activities for military families, from pumpkin patches to hikes, that fit a tight budget and a busy duty schedule.
Oct 28, 2022
Why Are Mortgage Rates Still Rising? Here’s what we know.
What moves mortgage rates, how the Federal Reserve fits in, and why rates and home prices do not always move together.
Oct 21, 2022
Veteran Spotlight: Jeff Robertson of Skeletons for St. Jude
How Veteran Jeff Robertson turned a Halloween skeleton display into a fundraiser that has raised hundreds of thousands for St. Jude.
Oct 14, 2022
Financial and Mental Health Go Hand and Hand
Financial stress and mental health feed each other. What the research shows, and practical first steps for military families.
Oct 6, 2022
Understanding the Current Interest Rate Impact
We are devoted to being a trusted and credible resource for the military community. Understanding the Current Interest Rate Impact
Sep 29, 2022
Weekly Budgeting 101
Budgeting by the week rather than the month suits military pay cycles. How to set one up and what to do when it slips.
Sep 21, 2022
Veteran Spotlight: John Nagle
Veteran John Nagle on using his VA loan benefit four times, what he learned each time, and his advice for first-time buyers.
Sep 15, 2022
Job Hunting Tips for Transitioning to a Civilian Career
How to translate military experience for civilian employers, build a network from a new duty station, and prepare for interviews.
Sep 7, 2022
We Asked a Mortgage Lender These 7 Questions So You Don’t Have To
Seven questions a mortgage lender answered for military buyers, from closing costs to what lenders look for in your file.
Aug 24, 2022
How to Highlight Your Military Experience for Your Resume
How to translate military roles, training and achievements into a resume a civilian hiring manager will understand.
Jul 27, 2022
PTSD Awareness Month
PTSD Awareness Month: what PTSD is, how common it is among Veterans, and where service members and families can find support.
Jul 12, 2022
5 VA Loan Benefits You Need to Know
Five VA loan benefits military buyers often miss, including no down payment, no mortgage insurance and limited closing costs.
Jun 9, 2022
Decorating Hacks for Military Housing – Tips from a Military Spouse
A military spouse on making base housing feel like home without losing your deposit, and without spending much to do it.
Jun 9, 2022