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Military Personal Finance Roundup: March 25 – 29

This week in the military personal finance roundup, our focus is on a status symbol, mode of transportation and common cause of debt: a car. There’s no question that cars are convenient for transportation. With a car, you are free to go wherever roads go, and sometimes where they don’t. But it’s not free. Insurance, [...]

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Military Personal Finance Roundup: March 11-15

For this military personal finance roundup, we focus on spring. In less than a week, the blooming season will have started. Not everybody welcomes spring with open arms. Allergies annoy some of us, while other consumers plan on spring cleaning. Young consumers entertain the idea of racing to warm climates for spring breaks. But there’s [...]

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Military Personal Finance Roundup: March 4 – 8

In this military personal finance roundup, raises don’t refer exclusively to a pay increase. What about raising children to be responsible, educated consumers? Or increasing your credit card limits? Or the possibility of raising the federal minimum wage? Well, we compiled several blog posts to shed light on all of these topics and more. No [...]

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Military Personal Finance Roundup: February 18-22

In this week’s military personal finance roundup, we take a look at financial fitness. It’s a little more obscure than measuring physical fitness, but numbers are still involved. No two consumers will be in the same situation. For instance, some of you might be measuring the amount of debt you have to pay off. Others [...]

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Military Personal Finance Year-End Roundup (Part 2)

Part one of the military personal finance year-end roundup went live yesterday with great insight from personal finance bloggers about investing, savings and credit. Today, part two features more on credit, spending and an outlook of 2013 from a veteran and personal finance whiz. Enjoy!

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Military Personal Finance Roundup: December 3-7

Identity theft rears its ugly head year round, but getting your identity stolen during the holidays would be even more inconvenient. It takes some time and energy to keep your identity safe and it’s worth it. Read the blog posts in this week’s military personal finance roundup to learn about ID theft and how to [...]

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Military Personal Finance Roundup: November 26-30

We all make mistakes, especially with money. This time of year often brings added expenses, such as gift purchases and traveling. We’d like you to not make money mistakes this holiday season. As such, we’ve dedicated this military personal finance roundup to money mistakes, mainly those often made during the holidays. Look over these blog posts to [...]

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Military Personal Finance Roundup: October 8-12

Unexpected things happen. Sometimes they cost lots of money. To be prepared for those things—such as car repairs, acts of God or unexpected travel—you need an emergency. This week’s military personal finance roundup covers emergency funds. Read on to learn what they are, why they matter and how to get your own emergency fund started.

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Military Personal Finance Roundup: September 24-28

Autumn started last weekend. It’s a season of change, so this week’s military personal finance roundup is theme in financial changes to make this fall. It can be anything from setting a savings goal for the rest of year or reducing your spending until the holidays. What are your financial goals for fall?

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Military Personal Finance Roundup: September 10-14

For more than a year, the federal government has considered making cuts to military retirement benefits. Since retirement is such a major issue, it is the topic for this week’s military personal finance roundup. Take a look at what a few blogs had to say about retirement.

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