Mark your calendars now for the Back to School Tax-Free Weekends for 2020! Find out what states will offer tax-free weekends and which ones will not. Wasn’t it just the other day when we virtually said goodbye to all our friends at the end of a very unusual school year? Now we are nearing an unpredictable start to a new…
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Save Money on Back to School Items During Your State’s Tax-Free Weekend
2019 Military Holiday Mailing Deadlines
We CAN’T believe it’s almost that time of year again! Where in the world did the year go? Anyway, it’s time to start thinking about the military holiday mailing deadlines for our packages. Especially if we are overseas or sending to an overseas location, we have to think WAY ahead of Jingle Bells, reindeer, and Santa Clause! And in some…
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Why Every Military Family Needs to Know the Importance of OPSEC
The first time I heard the acronym OPSEC, I had just joined my first military spouse’s group. Not wanting to look like a freshly minted spouse I didn’t ask what this OPSEC was all about. However, as time went on I learned as a military spouse I should always be aware of my surroundings and who may be listening to…
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Practical Information You Need to Know About TRICARE as a New Spouse
This post about the Military Healthcare TRICARE will be updated each year by or around 1 October when TRICARE releases any new information or changes in coverages. 2020 Open Season begins on 11 November and runs through 14 December. When I first became a military spouse I never even thought twice about healthcare. Mainly because my parents made sure I…
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A New Season of Emotions! The PCS Move
Tick-Tock, tick-tock – time is counting down at your current duty station and you suddenly get the itch. You know, the “moving itch”, because it is about that time to get orders to PCS (Permanent Change of Station) again – in civilian terms that means moving. Emotions are running high for you and your family. While the military is full…
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