My Military Lifestyle

DEALS & CON..

I know my little guy LOVES to get his own mail (especially this particular magazine), and I know yours will too! When you go over to LEGO.com, you can snag a FREE LEGO Magazine Subscription! This is perfect for kiddos aged 5 – 10 years old and they will receive a new magazine 5 times per year. In each magazine, you will find comics, fun activities, challenging competitions, interviews, and more! How to Get Started:Sign up for a Lego.com account.Verify account.Add Subscribers (up to 4 kiddos ages 5-9).Pick English or Spanish version.Search for your address or type it in manually.Verify parent c...

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CRAFTS

We are getting back into the swing of things after all of the holiday “stuff”, and that means the stress is slowly building again. School Activities…Work Tasks…Military Chaos…Life Happenings…and everything else. With recent events like the government shutdown, many people including military families can feel the stress even more, with upcoming PCS’s, deployments, and/or TDY’s, making these times particularly overwhelming.It can all feel like too much! One thing that can help ground us is practicing mindfulness, which encourages us to stay in the present moment and enjoy life a bit more. I have...

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CAREER & PO..

What is a VSO? It is a Veteran Service Organization…but what does that mean? A Veteran Service Organization, or VSO, is a group formed to help veterans navigate life after military service. These groups help with the VA bureaucracy, support veterans who find themselves homeless, secure employment, and provide that familiar camaraderie to men and women no longer in uniform.VSOs train volunteer service officers to help their fellow veterans free of charge. They are especially useful in helping a veteran gather their paperwork to determine their disability rating, apply for services, and file a c...

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BOOKS ON TH..

As a milspouse, I have always struggled with finding relatable books and content for my three kiddos! Over my seventeen years as a milspouse, I have accumulated what resources and stories I could to help explain the trials and tribulations that we often face as a military family. From frequent moves, family separations, and deployments, we have faced it all! Below you’ll see some of our favorites! We hope that your family loves these stories as much as we do!Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine, & a Miracle is a heartwarming story by Major Brian Dennis, Kirby Larson, and Mary Nethery. Nubs...

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FINANCE

The profession of arms is unlike any other with unique requirements, a distinctive culture, and a work environment like no other. Because of the armed force’s need for exceptional skills and knowledge, its pay and benefits must take these factors in mind in order to attract and maintain qualified personnel. It is important that both the military members and their family members understand how military pay and allowances work so I am going to begin a series of articles to familiarize both the military members and their family members of what they get paid and why. We’ll begin with the most basi...

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AUTO

Previous posts this month have covered financial tools and practices that can make us financially strong. Any sports team or military strategy relies on a strong defense, actions, and tools that protect. The same is true for our finances. We need to protect ourselves from financial hazards and perils. The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) provides a range of legal and financial protections for active-duty military members, reservists, and members of the National Guard. Protections include interest rate caps on pre-service debt, default judgments, foreclosure actions, eviction and lease te...

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BREAKFAST

I don’t know about you, but my family and I love pancakes. I am always looking for ways to make my favorite recipes more protein-packed and I found just that, when I started to add Cottage Cheese to my favorite pancake recipe! Cottage Cheese is really having its moment, and I have to tell you…I am here for it! There are so many fun ways to add this into your recipes, but I think this one may be my favorite! Ingredients:1 Cup of Flour1/2 tsp Baking Powder1/4 tsp of Salt2 Tbsp of Sugar1/2 Cup of Milk2 Tbsp of Oil1 Cup of Cottage Cheese3 Eggs1 Tbsp of Vanilla Extract Directions:Combine all dry in...