Lifestyle and Budget

When you buy auto insurance you need to be prepared to answer a few questions. Some of the questions will be personal and somewhat intrusive. But the questions, and your answers, will affect how much you pay in insurance premiums.

A VA-guaranteed loan is a loan made by private lenders (such as banks, savings & loans, or mortgage companies) to eligible veterans.

Tax season is here again. And while filing for tax returns can be tricky for the average family, it can get even more complicated for military families.

Need help bringing your own finances under control? If you constantly wonder what is happening to your paycheck, coming up with a budget may eliminate some of the guesswork.

Thanks to technology, it is easier than ever to manage your finances. If you want to improve your monthly budget, all you have to do is look on the Internet.

You've had PCS orders for several months and put your house on the market, but it hasn't sold. This is not a new problem, but more military families face this very stressful situation in today's soft housing market.

When military members are preparing to deploy or move to a new duty station, there's always a long list of things to consider -- out processing, paying bills, making arrangements for family.

If you are a U.S. citizen or resident alien, the rules for filing income, estate, and gift tax returns and paying estimated tax are generally the same whether you are in the United States or abroad. Your worldwide income is subject to U.S. income tax, regardless of where you reside.

Military families must contend with moving and child care issues -- and both of these issues can be very expensive. However,  Permanent Change of Station (PCS) and the Child Tax Credits can help ease the financial strain of frequent moves and raising children.

Financial counseling for vet homeowners

Spending a little time creating your budget can save you big money, simply by identifying where the money's going and where it needs to go (because they're not always the same direction). Here's how to get started, in five easy steps:

This year, FedEx plans to deliver some 17,000 trees to more than 60 military bases around the world during the busy weeks leading up to Christmas through the Trees for Troops program, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary.

Veterans and military buyers have flocked to the VA loan program’s more flexible and forgiving requirements in a time of tight credit. But that momentum may be fleeting for veterans in some of the nation’s more expensive housing markets.

We all have our dream job or height on the career ladder that we wish to achieve, but there are many steps to turn that vision into a reality.

The official unemployment rate, currently at 6.6%, tells the story of some of the millions of jobless Americans. But it doesn't tell the story of  military wives struggling to find work: Their unemployment rate is more than double the national average. 

Florida will now waive out-of-state tuition fees for former soldiers, sailors and Marines. And there has been a push to do this on the federal level, too.

The labor market’s unsteady recovery has left millions of Americans unemployed, and experts say veterans face even more bleak hiring prospects. And it's about to get a lot worse.

For a veteran thinking of getting a VA mortgage, the process might seem daunting. Let's look at what you need to get a VA loan.

The Obama Administration is pushing for increased recruiting for veteran hiring initiatives among major American companies.

Whether it's a position in construction, transportation, financial  services or engineering, some of the top companies in the United States are currently recruiting military service members to get the job done.