Understanding the Newest FICO Score The method for calculating credit scores will change by the end of this year. We explain how it may affect you.
Protecting Your Clearance When Money Is Tight Missing payments can damage a security clearance, so communicate with your superiors every step of the way.
Get Started Building Your Emergency Fund Now Typically called a cash reserve or an emergency fund, whatever its name, the purpose is the same: having some money set aside...
7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying a Car If you're weighing a purchase in the near future, here are seven questions that can help steer you to a good decision.
5 Ways to Spend Your 2024 Income Tax Refund Are you like most American tax-filers and about to receive a tax refund? Last year, the IRS reported that more than 60% of...
Do Holiday Bargains Really Save You Money? It’s not a bad idea to take advantage of promotions. But be aware of how advertised “freebies” are factored into the price of...
VA Suspends Debt Collection from Veterans Whom It Mistakenly Overpaid Due to Data Errors According to the department, the VA failed to accurately verify veterans' self-reported income for roughly a decade.
What You Need to Know About Navy Federal's Takeover of Community Bank While the takeover by Navy Federal of the Defense Department's Community Bank should have no direct impact on services...
6 Do's and Don'ts of Improving Your Credit Score If you make the right moves, you should be able to make a positive impact on your credit score, no matter how or where it's...
Frightening Finances 2023: Job Hunting, Credit-Card Balances and More It's time for another of my annual forays into frightening figures from the world of personal finances.
Trump Pardons Former Army Officer Convicted of Disobeying COVID-19 Safety Rules President Trump pardoned a former junior Army officer who was found guilty in a 2022 court-martial of violating orders to...
He Was a Sailor. I, a Marine. Our Romance Was Forbidden by Regulation. I was the new “WM”—Woman Marine—on deck, and I felt the weight of all eyes watching me for every right or wrong move I made...
American Military Jeeps Are Rising from the Ashes in Vietnam A company called Van Daryl is rebuilding the Jeeps the American military left behind in Vietnam, and you’ll hardly recognize...
Pentagon Weighs Bigger Army as Service Sees Early Recruiting Success As of Monday, the Army had brought in 59,875 new active-duty enlisted soldiers with a total goal of 61,000 for fiscal 2025...
Space Command Headquarters in Colorado 'Not Sustainable' Without New Construction, GAO Finds The political fight over Space Command's future in either Alabama or Colorado has been a partisan tug-of-war for more than...