You’re far from home and getting nostalgic for your favorite holiday traditions. It can be super lonely to be away from your family during the holiday season, especially if your spouse is deployed. Instead of moping, create your own holiday traditions with your military family. Hosting or organizing a Friendsgiving is easy and gives you […] Read more…
Trees for Troops: Sharing Holiday Magic With Military Families
We partnered with Sway Group on behalf of Trees For Troops to bring you this post. The holidays are right around the corner and we’ve partnered with the lovely team at Trees for Troops to share exciting news with military families who are looking for a FREE, real Christmas tree this year! Sounds too good […] Read more…
26 Things Every Military Family PCS’ing To Germany Should Know
PCSing! It’s a perk of military life and exciting to see what new state or country you will get to live in. It’s also the bane of our existence (at times) having to up and restart our lives every few years. If you’re moving to Germany and have never lived OCONUS (outside the continental United […] Read more…
When Fall Never Comes to Your Duty Station
Everyone is rejoicing all over social media. I can’t hop on Facebook without seeing someone flaunting their pumpkin spice latte, pumpkin spice muffin or hugging a pumpkin. The apple picking pictures are killing me. And I’m stuck over here in a tropical paradise! Fall will never come to my little slice of heaven. Ok, fine, […] Read more…
Don’t Believe The Hype: Clarifying The Truth About The USAA Copy And Paste Post That’s Going Around About Evacuation Money On Facebook
Edited To Add: The reason we wrote the “Don’t Believe The Hype USAA Post” is that a lot of people thought that if they choose to voluntarily leave an area that hasn’t been mandatorily evacuated they could call USAA and get the benefits listed in the FB status that has been circulating. We are not saying […] Read more…
What USAA Texas Military Families Affected By Hurricane Harvey Should Know
USAA has deployed adjusters and a Catastrophe Responses Unit to the area (Corpus Christi and surrounding areas). They will be onsite for members to begin filing claims, charge their phones, make calls, and conduct any business they need to with USAA. This unit is essentially a rolling USAA. Members can also file claims online at http://www.usaa.com/help or […] Read more…