How to Choose Between Public, Private, and DODEA Schools for Your Child
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 look at the different options and factors to help you make the best decision for you. Basics: What Are Public, Private, And DODEA Schools? There are three types of schools […]
The Military Spouse’s Guide To Moving Overseas: A Step By Step Guide
Hooray! You’re headed OCONUS! But this can be a special challenge for military spouses moving overseas. Find out everything you need to know about the moving process. From shipping cars to finding schools to heading back to the military base, our guide details the steps. Tips To Keep In Mind When Moving The Family Going […]
How to Ship Your Car Overseas with the Military
Woohoo! OCONUS duty station here you come! But, also, what do you do with your stateside care? The answer to that is kind of complicated, unfortunately. Which is we pulled together this everything guide to how to ship your car overseas with the military. How to Ship Your Car Overseas When you’re PCSing within the […]
Here’s What You Should Know When PCSing to Okinawa
by Meg Flanagan Konnichiwa and welcome to your beautiful Okinawa military base, your island home for the next three-ish years. Okinawa, the most southern prefecture in Japan, is a gorgeous sub-tropical paradise and your new favorite duty station. Having spent three glorious, magical years here, I can assure you that you, too, can love Okinawa […]
10 Things You Should Know When Choosing a DoD School
by Meg Flanagan Hello and welcome to your crash course in everything DoDEA. That’s the Department of Defense Education Action or, in other simple terms, public K-12 schools located on military installations, serving military families and funded by (you guessed it) the Department of Defense (DoD). There are a few important things to know about […]
Here’s What LGBTQ+ Milspouses Should Know When PCSing
Today, I’m excited to welcome Emily Starbuck Gerson, an Air Force military spouse and dear friend, as a guest writer on Jo, My Gosh! PSCing to a new place is intimidating for any military spouse, but it’s particularly nerve-wracking for those of us in the LGBTQIA community. We worry if the area will be safe […]
6 Things You Can Do to Prep for Your Pandemic PCS
by Meg Flanagan We’re headed into a PCS season like no other ever before. Seriously, we’re about to move in the middle of an actual pandemic. So, that’s cool. On top of all the normal PCS things we do for a move, we’re also all on high alert for germs. Getting set for this year’s […]
9 Reasons Military Families Need a Buyer’s Agent During a PCS
This post is sponsored by PCSCashback.com. All opinions and work are my own. It’s hard to believe that John and I have been homeowners for nearly three years. Those three years have given us insight and perspective. How should we have done this? Or that? What seemed like a good idea then wasn’t the best […]
6 Mistakes Military Families Make When Buying a Home
This post is sponsored by PCSCashback.com. All opinions and work are mine. I’m not proud of it. When John and I went to close on our home– our very first home purchase, ever!– I almost passed out as the real estate agent slid the contract across the very large, very wide table. Little black spots […]
13 Ways to Protect Your Finances While Traveling
This post is sponsored by Navy Federal Credit Union. All opinions and work are my own. We were traveling on a high-speed train in the middle of Belgium when my sister reached into her bag. John, Becky, and I were standing in the middle of the dining car, spending time watching the landscape blur by […]
