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...
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...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
Toxic Exposure Screenings: Vets Report Spotty Follow-Up on Questionnaire Meant to Boost Health Care and Benefits Rolled out with great fanfare in November 2022, toxic exposure screenings for all VA patients were mandated by the PACT Act...
Feds Settle Case for $2 Million After Skydiving Plane Took Out Marine Corps Osprey on Runway Nearly four years after a civilian skydiving aircraft collided with a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey sitting on a San Diego runway...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...