Catching a Break as a Solo-Parent

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As a month filled with holidays celebrating the military, many of us have had the opportunity to thank a military spouse or an important mother in our lives. Hopefully, if you are a military spouse or Mom, you’ve also had someone show you how incredibly important and special you are in your community and, of [...]

Gifts for New Moms That Keep on Giving

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As Mothers Day approaches, expectant mothers will be celebrating in their own unique way. Whether or not it’s their first child, expecting a baby will make Sunday May, 12 very special for many expecting service members or spouses. If your spouse, or a loved one is expecting, you may be considering how to help her [...]

Controling the Chaos of Home or Rental Maintenance

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Let’s face it, life is hectic.  Remembering all the details about the finances, the families, the schools, the shopping list, the vacation, and the home is often times overwhelming.  We have discovered a new online application that at least gets all aspects of maintaining your home organized. For the frequently moving military family, this type [...]

Safeguarding Future Health: Military Families and Cord Blood Banking

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  As military families, we’re used to many elements of our future being out of our control. We learn to roll with the punches in order to get the very most we can out of our crazy, unpredictable lives. However, even though many of us are comfortable leaving a great deal up to chance, sanity [...]

Free SitterCity Memberships for Military Families

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The seasoned military family is all too familiar with the feeling of anxiety that settles in upon PCSing. Moving to a new duty station means branching out to rebuild almost every aspect your life elsewhere; often times at great personal and emotional cost. You can count on the movers to pack up and haul away [...]

Thousands of Care Packages Care of…

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…Operation Gratitude As many families celebrate the holidays this year, thousands of military will be spending their time deployed overseas – many in combat zones. As a small token of appreciation, SargesList is working with Operation Gratitude to collect letters and supplies for care packages. Operation Gratitude is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization that sends care [...]

More Than One, Two, Three Ways To Give!

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It’s that time where you’re feeling all good and giving – but might be overwhelmed by what to do, where to go, whether to give money, food, your time, or all of the above. There are thousands of charities and non-profits that could use any part of your giving self – and we narrowed down [...]

More Than A Military Wife

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I am a military wife, but guess what, I am me too!! I married my husband 7 years ago and became a military wife. Maybe I did this all too early, before I found who I truly was, but then I found out, it is never too late. As military wives we always have to [...]

Exchange USA Offers Credit Rebuilding Program for Military Members

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By Guest Blogger – Sarah Todd of Exchange USA “We got turned down.” “They said our credit score is too low and they can’t do it.” “Why do we have to put so much down? I am trying to establish my credit!” Getting credit, or rebuilding bad credit, is so hard to do in this [...]

Best Travel Bags for Overnight Trips to Vacation

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Whether you’re packing for a weekend Halloween party or going for the full two weeks of Christmas to New Years Day, packing is unavoidable. Here are top bags to help you decide whether you will go the minimalist route, or be prepared for anything. Keep Your Wallet Close And your important documents even closer. With [...]