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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Nicole Leech, 15 year military spouse Do you have the Revolving Car Lot? Through our numerous PCS moves we have bought and sold multiple cars in our almost 20 years in the Army. Newly married and moving to South Korea, we sold both our cars, and bought a junker over there. We sold that junker [...]
Nicole Leech, 15 year military spouse Are you overdue for some R&R? Vacations can be expensive and can prevent you from taking the much deserved vacation you need. So, you want a vacation but you want a steal of a deal!? We’ve got the inside scoop. The secret to securing multiple military discounts on your [...]
You have Orders and now are preparing your home to sell. You know what you paid for your house, but you’ve made improvements over the last few years. You want the most money possible for you home, but also you know the deadline to move is quickly approaching. How you price your home will determine [...]