08: How to Make a Financially Confident PCS (with Kia McCallister-Young)
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English - May 02, 2022 12:07 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsGovernment News family government military relocation Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Military members spend an average of $5,000 out of pocket without being reimbursed for each Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move, according to data from the Military Family Advisory Network (MFAN). And that’s just one of the reasons having a financial plan going into your PCS is a good idea.
But even if you didn’t plan ahead for your military move, you can still have a financially confident PCS, says Kia McCallister-Young, an Air Force veteran and former military spouse who now leads the nonprofit America Saves program. In this episode, Kia explains ways military members can start planning today for a PCS, even if they’re already in the middle of one.
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