When I was in the USAF I witnessed a lot of good and bad financial decisions made by the Airmen I worked with. Some decisions were great, and some were horrible. For example, I knew a MSgt (E-7) who owned 5 houses and rented them out. He also owned his vehicles and a small Cessna [...]
Earlier this week I wrote about a post-military employment survey I recently participated in. The survey is designed to help the VA provide better veterans services by better understanding the employment experiences of recently separated service members.
My post-military employment history has been very successful by my standards, even if it did take me 6 months [...]
I recently participated in the second part of a Veterans Affairs Post-Military Employment Survey. As I previously mentioned, the Employment Histories Survey is designed to help the VA provide better veterans services by better understanding the employment experiences of recently separated service members.
I was happy to be able to participate in the survey, and even [...]
There is a little known and little used veterans benefit called the Aid and Attendance Benefit, or Veterans Pension Benefit. This benefit can provide up to $1,800 a month to veteran or $900/widow or spouse and can be used for home care, assisted living and nursing home care.
This benefit is available to active duty veterans [...]
I was doing some reading online last night and I read something that alarmed me: There are over 5 million unclaimed economic stimulus checks currently held by the IRS. A large percentage of those are held by military veterans whose primary source of income is VA benefits or Social Security checks.
But there is a problem… [...]
