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Military Holiday Scams: How to Protect Your Money
The scams targeting military families this holiday season, from a bank app trick outside the gate to fake rental listings, and how to shut t…
Sep 29, 2026
How PPM Move Reimbursement Works for Your PCS
How PPM (formerly DITY) reimbursement works for a PCS move, what the government pays, and the paperwork you need to file to get your full pa…
Sep 29, 2026
The Savings Deposit Program: 10% Interest on Deployment Pay
The military's Savings Deposit Program pays 10% annual interest on up to $10,000 during a combat zone deployment. Here is how it works and h…
Sep 22, 2026
TRICARE Open Season: What Military Families Should Know
TRICARE Open Season is your once-a-year chance to change health coverage. Here is when it runs, what you can change, and how to avoid missin…
Sep 22, 2026
Financial Planning Month: A Military Family Checklist
October is Financial Planning Month. Here are five things military families can check now, before the holidays and year-end crowd everything…
Sep 15, 2026
VA Loan Appraisal: What to Expect, What a Low Value Means
A VA appraisal checks a home's value and safety before your loan can close. Here is how the process works and what happens if it comes in lo…
Sep 15, 2026
VA Disability and Retiree COLA: How the Raise Is Set
VA disability compensation and military retired pay both get an annual COLA. Here is how the percentage is set and when you will know next y…
Sep 8, 2026
VA Loan Assumption: How Buyers Take Over a Seller's Rate
A VA loan assumption lets a qualified buyer take over a seller's existing loan and rate instead of financing a new mortgage. Here is how it …
Sep 8, 2026
Blended Retirement System: How Your TSP Match Works
A plain-language guide to BRS: when the government starts matching your TSP contributions, how vesting works, and current TSP contribution l…
Sep 1, 2026 How VA Loan Interest Rates Work (and Why They're Lower)
Why VA loan rates tend to beat conventional rates, what actually sets the number a lender offers you, and how to compare offers before you l…
Sep 1, 2026 VA Loan Eligible Property Types: What You Can Buy
See which homes qualify for a VA loan, from condos and manufactured homes to multi-unit properties, and which property types the VA will not…
Aug 25, 2026 2026 VA Loan Limits: What Higher Limits Mean for You
The VA's 2026 conforming loan limit rose to $832,750 in most counties. Here is what that number controls for your entitlement, and what it d…
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