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Your Seasonal Home Maintenance Guide
A seasonal home maintenance checklist for military homeowners, covering monthly upkeep tasks and winter-specific fixes to protect your home …
Dec 9, 2022
5 VA Loan Facts You May Not Know
Discover five VA loan facts many veterans miss, including reusable entitlement, eligibility for surviving spouses, and how the VA guaranty a…
Dec 2, 2022
5 Ways to Feel More Grateful and Thankful
Discover five simple ways to practice gratitude daily, from keeping a journal to volunteering, expressing appreciation, and boosting your ha…
Nov 23, 2022
Tips for First Time Home Buyers 2022
Practical tips for first-time homebuyers covering homeownership readiness, debt-to-income ratio, credit score preparation, and choosing a mo…
Nov 18, 2022
Veterans Day 2022: Honor
Learn the history of Veterans Day, why it's not "Veteran's Day" with an apostrophe, and how the holiday honors all who served in the U.S. Ar…
Nov 11, 2022
Giving Tuesday: What You Should Know
Learn what Giving Tuesday means and discover veteran-serving nonprofits that GoVA has partnered with to support military families and commun…
Nov 3, 2022
10 Favorite Fall Activities
Explore budget-friendly fall activities for military families, from pumpkin patches and leaf peeping to cozy movie nights and new chili reci…
Oct 28, 2022
Why Are Mortgage Rates Still Rising? Here's what we know.
Understand why mortgage rates keep rising, including how inflation, world events, the Federal Reserve, and bond prices affect rates for home…
Oct 21, 2022
Veteran Spotlight: Jeff Robertson of Skeletons for St. Jude
Meet Army veteran Jeff Robertson, whose Skeletons for St. Jude Halloween display has raised over $200,000 for St. Jude Children's Research H…
Oct 14, 2022
Financial and Mental Health Go Hand and Hand
Self-care is now a marketable catchphrase and the wellness industry keeps growing, but one area is left out of the conversation: financial h…
Oct 6, 2022
Understanding the Current Interest Rate Impact
GoVA's CEO explains how rising Federal Reserve interest rates affect the housing market and mortgage rates, with practical advice for today'…
Sep 29, 2022
Weekly Budgeting 101
One of the best ways to get used to budgeting is to start weekly. A weekly budget is a valuable tool, and here are simple steps to get you s…
Sep 21, 2022Put these articles to work.
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