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JO, MY GOSH!​

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.

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The Blog: Jo, My Gosh!

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.

Enjoy!

What Military Families Should Know About Student Loans

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 …

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To the Military Spouses and Significant Others Missing Their Partners This Valentine’s Day

It’s early February and that spot in your heart that’s just always a little sad while you’re apart, it’s throbbing. You can feel it a …

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25 Online Retailers That Ship to APO/FPO Addresses

I have no idea why, when John was deployed, I never sent him anything online. Maybe I was just nervous about shipping to an APO/FPO. …

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Military Spouse, You Don’t Have to Give Up Your Career

The first thing I worried about when John popped the question was… my career. How was I going to maintain my sense of self and …

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9 Insanely Easy Ways Milspouses Can Protect Their Privacy Online

The internet is awesome. It has connected me to people from all over the world. It helped me land a job. It gives me the ability …

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27 Tested, Mailable Recipes for Care Packages

I was a really dumb military girlfriend. When John deployed, I dug right into care packages. I didn’t do much research. I didn’t know what …

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Mid-Atlantic and Northeast US Hypothermia Hotlines

Now that the winter seems to finally be getting serious, we’re starting to see temperatures that are dipping to below (or well below) freezing. In …

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