We drove across the country in 6 days with 4 young children. And we actually have fond memories of the trip! Here are the sanity-saving hacks you can use on your next car ride.
9 Free Summer Activities for Military Kids
It's summer, and after months of quarantine we still have a long time until the kids go back to school. If this is a deployment year for your family, it may seem like summer is dragging on forever. But don't worry, as states are gradually opening up again and...
How Military Kids Learn to Code in 12 Weeks!
No matter how often they move or change school, military kids can learn to code with a consistent curriculum and a military discount from CodeWizardsHQ.
Top 10 Things to Always Purge Before PCS Moves
Some people prefer to go through everything they own after a PCS move, when they are settling into their new house. I have learned to purge before PCS moves. Before our first PCS move, I did everything wrong. I had recently discovered the local yard sale/resale page,...
7 Great Military Discounts on Travel for Your Next Vacation
These military discount ideas are perfect for a family vacation, a local staycation, or a destination getaway! Get vacation discounts for your next adventure.
The Giant List of Deployment Resources for Military Families
The only way I've made it through my husband's seven overseas deployments was with a little help from my friends. OK, sometimes it was a lot of help. And sometimes the friends were organizations and services that are available all over the country. As we went through...
12 Tips to Save Money When Traveling Abroad
Learn 12 great tips on how military families can save money when traveling abroad! Our family was lucky to get military orders to Europe for three years. Of course, we were excited for all the opportunities to travel, see famous sites, explore foreign cultures, and...
8 Ways Preparing for Deployment is Like Preparing for a New Baby
I will always associate preparing for deployment with preparing for a new baby. Probably because for half of the deployments during our marriage I did have a new baby! One son was born two weeks before a deployment. The other was born one month into a deployment. So...
17 Unusual Things Military Families Get Free
Bikes: Some military families can’t afford to give their child a new bike for Christmas. But with help from the USO’s “That’s my Ride” Program, you can! Volunteers assemble thousands of bikes to give to needy families.
Volunteers Do Yard Work for Military Families
Project EverGreen’s GreenCare for Troops program is an incredible network of volunteers—in all 50 states—who do yard work for free for military families with a deployed service member. At the time my husband was in Afghanistan, I had no idea this program existed. But now I know more about the wonderful service they provide to families going through deployment. Who knew there were volunteers out there, with lawn equipment, ready to help military spouses like me?