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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 1 Natural Way, a TRICARE breast pump provider. All opinions are entirely my own. …
This post is sponsored by Nomades. All opinions and work are my own. I am that person. I am that obnoxious celebration person. I love …
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Navy Federal Credit Union for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Six (six?!) years …
“Dear Jo,” the email began. “Thanks so much for your help with military life but…” Whenever I get emails from readers, I’m both totally excited …
This is not a sponsored post. I am providing this information as a service to the reader. I am only passing on this information because it …
(This is a guest post written by Brian Niswander, the founder of Military-Transition.org. It is not a sponsored post.) After studying the military-to-civilian transition process …
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