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Budgeting Strategies for Veterans

Navigating Financial Success After Service For veterans transitioning to civilian life, managing finances can be a significant challenge. The shift from military structure to personal financial responsibility requires careful planning and budgeting. This article explores effective budgeting strategies tailored to veterans’ unique circumstances. Understanding Your New Financial Landscape The first

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Combating Video Game Addiction: 13 Effective Strategies

GAMERS BRIGADE By Derek Waterford Video game addiction can have significant impacts on an individual’s life, affecting their health, relationships, and productivity. Addressing this issue requires a balanced and strategic approach. Here are some effective tips to combat video game addiction: Recognize the Problem – Understanding and acknowledging that there

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Range Day

By Chris “Ranger” Gay The cooler weather is finally coming, and it is time to get out there and enjoy a beautiful outdoor range. Nothing quite compares with the fresh air and open space to spread your freedom. Earlier I spoke of Range Preparations so that you have a plan

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Why Can’t I Pet Your Dog?

K9 CORNER By Mary Peter When teaching veterans how to train the K9 that becomes his or her service dog, veterans must ensure that, when in public places their dog is wearing its vest at all times. It is especially important for the veteran and the K9 so that service

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The Urban Harvest’s Tips for Getting Started

Urban Harvest Tips   What are your needs? Don’t grow just for the sake of it. What is your budget? What are your food needs? What do you eat consistently? How much time do you want to dedicate? How many people does this need to support? Like so many aspects

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Range Day Prep

As we near the end of summer, most of us are looking forward to the cooler months ahead and if you are anything like me, you are looking forward to getting back out to the range. Yes, we can train indoors in the AC, but if you like to shoot

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Money Tree

Welcome to all things finance. I will be writing monthly to discuss a range of financial topics including terminology, options, and strategy. You can expect segments on budgeting, credit, vehicles for retirement savings, qualified vs. non-qualified funds, tax implications, risk tolerance, investing, compound interest, and the zero floor. If you can’t make heads

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THE GROWTH MINDSET

By Stephen J. Del Castillo I took about four hours out of my Sunday this weekend to take some business training. Sure enough, the investment didn’t disappoint. I learned some things and was reminded of other things about business, leadership, and entrepreneurship. I love learning. So as I verify with

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Where To Begin… Again

Johnny Farris had spent twenty years in the Air Force. The time had come to leave military service and venture into the civilian world, which he believed was brimming with jobs. At least, that was the rumor. It wasn’t long before he realized he was lumped into a group of

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The Struggle Is Real, But Help Is Out There

When someone tells a veteran, “Thank you for your service,” it is meant to be a gesture of goodwill and acknowledgment. For a veteran on the receiving end, it can bring up a bucket load of feelings, some good, some not so good. It can even bring up feelings of

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