Official Lifestyle Blog For Today's Army Wife
It’s no secret that military life comes with many up and downs — fortunately, part of that includes the military discounts and benefits available to help make life just a little easier. One of these benefits is your BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing), which is an allowance offered to military service members who are either […] Read more…
Thanks to Kelly over at Organized Chaos 25 for alerting me of this possible situation. I can’t say I am surprised that I am writing about a possible reduction in military housing allowance. I mean we have experienced everything else when it comes to cuts for military so this isn’t a shocker right? According to […] Read more…
Q. I am preparing for my new life as an army wife. My husband is still at the beginning stages of processing, he is going for testing and exams next week I think. So I’m trying to prepare for his absence financially, when he is away at basic training and AIT. I have a question […] Read more…
I was doing my morning web surfing this morning and came across some news that in the mid month pay for January we should see a 1.6% increase in pay. Hmm let’s see what we can buy with that : * a tank of gas * 2 coffees with out the extras from Starbucks or […] Read more…
Every year BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) rates are released and we get to see whether or not the military (or whoever decides this stuff) thinks the cost of living in our area has went up or down. The good thing is that even if the BAH has went down in your area, those who […] Read more…
Q. How is the Army’s on post housing size determined? I was wondering if this is based off of rank, family size, or the people in charge of housing. I’m sure it has a bit to do with all of the above but what are the guidelines on this. A. You will hear various accounts […] Read more…