8 Crucial PCS Tasks to Accomplish Upon PCSing to Hawaii

Mokuleia Beach, best place to see whales in Hawaii

Guest Blogger: Andrea Hacker First thing to do when you PCS to Hawaii is REST! The flight takes forever, but the next day is no day to sleep in. You have work to do. Here are 8 crucial tasks you need to complete ASAP. #1 Check in! If you are married, your spouse can travel [...]

How to Prepare for a Hawaii PCS

PCSing to hawaii - street signs

Guest Blogger: Andrea Hacker PCS season is here and some of you are moving to Hawaii! Getting there seems to worry most people however I PCS’d there and back to the mainland and have a few tricks up my sleeve to help you. Once you have orders to Hawaii…. Call the housing office and get [...]

Best Expert Tips for PCSing with your Pets

PCSing with Pets

By Happy Tails Pet Relocation There are many tips available about transporting our pets via a PCS move. Knowing and abiding by these rules is the pet owners’ responsibility, with veterinary personnel guiding you through theprocess or hiring a professional pet travel company. Just like preparing our human families for a PCS move, we have [...]

30 Documents You Should Always Carry When You PCS

always travel with important documents in hand

Picture this: You are PCSing from Washington to Hawaii. You arrive and start the 8 crucial PCS check in requirements for Hawaii only to find out you packed your title and registration paperwork with your HHG shipment! Now you are stuck waiting for up to two months to get your car out of the shipping lot. [...]

6 Financial Goals to Stay on Top of This Year

6 Financial Goals

David Bakke is a contributor for the Money Crashers personal finance blog, where he shares his favorites money-saving strategies, investing tips, small business experiences, and more.We’re well into the year 2012, and I have to ask: How are you doing with your New Year’s resolutions? Many of us have financial resolutions and goals whether or [...]

5 Easy Tips for Military to Save Money on Energy Bills!

5 Tips for Military Home Owners to Save Money

Guest Author: Adrienne Lally of Team Lally, SargesList Local Expert for Schofield Barracks It’s not just which energy efficiency tips and projects you implement at home that will make a dent in your bills — it’s how many. This is a Q&A with Suzanne Shelton, president and CEO of Shelton Group, a marketing agency specializing [...]

Frugal Birthday Party Ideas for Kids

frugal birthday tips

by Guest Blogger Michelle Dudas Ugh. Birthdays. At least, that’s how I feel about them now (now being 33 – I told DH we don’t celebrate those anymore). But for kids, it’s the best day in their life, next to Halloween, Christmas, and Easter. For the last 4 birthdays we’ve celebrated with our little ones, I’ve [...]

Don’t Qualify for HARP 2.0? You Still Have Options!

The VA IRRRL - known as the VA streamline or VA to VA Loan - can help military homeowners reduce their mortgage rates.

Did you read the latest SargesList post, New Lifeline for Underwater Military Homeowners: HARP 2.0, thinking you’d found a solution to your mortgage woes? Did you go to Zillow’s qualification calculator only to find out that your mortgage never saw the likes of Freddie  or Fannie? What now? If HARP 2.0 isn’t for you, you’re [...]

New Lifeline for Underwater Military Homeowners: HARP 2.0

Underwater Military Homeowners Get New Lifeline

By Carmen Grant, Military Spouse and Writer Does this sound familiar? You bought a home. A year later  (and three years before you expected) you get orders. You put your home on the market knowing that it is completely underwater and you won’t be able to sell your home for what you paid. Also, the rents [...]

The Zen of Purging Your DVD Collection

DVDs

We’ve all been there. A giant grin plastered across your face as you dive elbow deep into the $5 DVD bin at your nearest value store. Then you see it. You think to yourself, “How could this be? How can THIS be in THIS bin? It’s a classic!” Now flash forward two years later. Is [...]