How to Talk About Money with Your Spouse, Family and Friends Whether it’s a financial crisis as the result of the current economic environment or just plain old day-to-day finances, here...
'Absolutely Fed Up': Senator Mulls Ways to Force Pentagon to Boost Incentive Pay for Guardsmen and Reservists Sen. Tammy Duckworth suggested that the Pentagon has until the Senate Armed Services Committee debates its annual defense...
DoD Is Holding a Spouse-Only Virtual Job Fair and Giving Free Resume Help Military spouses anywhere can access one-on-one career coaching, employment webinars and virtual job interviews during the...
Here's What a Hiring Manager Really Sees When They Check Your Credit What happens when you have a lackluster credit score? Will past missteps haunt your career prospects for years to come?
7 Ways Military Pay and Benefits Provide an Advantage in an Uncertain Economy In an environment of sticky inflation, sky-high housing costs and a whole lot of uncertainty, military life has some solid...
VA Benefits Likely Won't Cover All of a Veteran's Funeral Costs A veteran's surviving family members may be caught off guard if they expect the VA to cover all the costs of a funeral or...
5 Reasons to Pay Off Your Mortgage Early Rather Than Wait Over the years, one of the most common questions I’ve received from clients has been, “Should we pay off our mortgage or...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
The Navy Is Offering Some Pilots Nearly $300,000 to Keep Flying in Uniform The Navy is again offering eye-popping amounts of money to keep its pilots and flight officers in uniform and serving.
New Pentagon Rule on Malpractice Claims Could Put More Money in Pockets of Troops, Veterans The Defense Department will publish a rule Friday that will affect the amount service members will receive if they are...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
