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...
Naval Academy Staff Removed Display on Female Jewish Graduates for Hegseth Visit The U.S. Naval Academy has confirmed that officials there removed items commemorating female Jewish graduates from a historic...
'The Greatest Soldier in American History' Took a Tank Round to the Leg and Kept Fighting The only reason Matt Urban didn't receive the Medal of Honor for single-handedly breaking an entire battalion through France...
My Black Roommate Opened My Eyes to an Air Force I Didn’t Know Existed I realized I had been sheltered from much of the world's ugliness and was more than a little naive. I thought the problems I...
4 US Soldiers Who Died in Lithuania Swamp When Their Vehicle Sank Are Identified The recovery operation for the bodies and the M88 was an intricate and arduous weeklong process, enlisting the expertise of...
How Comic Legend Mel Brooks Defused Land Mines During World War II Brooks participated in the Battle of the Bulge -- Germany's final major offensive on the Western Front -- but to his...