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Months alone. Moving across the country. Worries and challenges. Military life can be hard. But it can also be wonderful. Together, we can overcome the hard and celebrate the wonderful. Join Jo, My Gosh! as we navigate this crazy, beautiful life together.




This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Navy Federal Credit Union. All opinions are 100% mine. A common misconception about student loan debt and the military is that no one in the military has to worry about it. Over the years, John and I have had some weird conversations with people who don’t believe that military families sometimes borrow money for college education. We know what we’re talking about. We paid off more than $100,000 in …
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of USAA Life Insurance Company and USAA Life Insurance Company of New York. All opinions …
Child care decisions can be complex. This can be especially so for military parents or guardians who are making them under time constraints while transferring …
Word just arrived and your service member is shipping off for deployment. Now what? And most importantly, how do I tell our kids? If you’ve …
When I first started dating my husband, his military affiliation was the furthest thing from my mind. Eventually, however, the reality of being intimately (ahem) …
Military families move often, which means picking new schools with each PCS. Choosing between public, private, and DODEA schools can be difficult. We take a …
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Navy Federal Credit Union. All opinions are 100% mine. May and November. They’re the …
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