Regardless of whether you are just PCS’ing to a new duty station or you have been at your current one for awhile, at some point you’ve considered the options of living on or off base. For some the choice is simple, for others there are complicating factors to consider. No matter what though the best […] Read more…
Post Review: Fort Lewis
Image Credit: Katu.com Name: Kaui E. from ThriftyMilitaryMommy.com Name of Post: Fort Lewis, WA Pros and Cons of Housing Onpost: Pros: Quality of living is quite nice. Housing areas are quiet. Cons: Most people keep to themselves and aren’t so friendly. Traffic is horrible. The base is MASSIVE so getting anywhere can take a lot […] Read more…
Ask Army Wife 101: Should I Live On Or Offpost at Fort Bragg?
I answer a question from a reader about making the choice to live on or offpost here in Fort Bragg NC. httpv://youtu.be/BlTyl-zmxaU Read more…
Pro & Cons of Living On and Off Post *Video*
Many spouses are asking about the pros and cons of living onpost, so I thought I would weigh in with my opinions and experience of living both on and off via the video below. Feel free to share your experiences and opinions in the comments section below: In the video I mention a post I […] Read more…
Don’t Worry That’s Just Them Shooting Their M-16’s!
Quite often I think about all the daily things that happen onbase that we as onpost residents have become so accustomed to , that it becomes the norm. Yesterday I am laying here in my bed and I could hear the steady barrage of bullets being shot at the range not to far down the […] Read more…
Blinds in Military Housing
I remember my sheer panic when we were preparing to PCS from GA. I took one look at my blinds and knew that housing was about to take me for every BAH dollar I had left because my four year old’s little cute little grubby hands had got to those cheap blinds that would bend […] Read more…