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MFAN Updates 14 Money Saving Holiday Hacks For MilFams
Don’t let the holiday rush get the best of your wallet. Spend smart with these tips from MFAN advisors. 1. Plan ahead via GIPHY If you’re playing host this year, plan out your menu and create your shopping list in advance—that way, as sales start rolling in you can buy items on sale. Check out… Read full post
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The MilFam Diaries Living in my Veteran’s Shadow as a Military Spouse
Post courtesy of Kristine Schellhaas, MFAN Advisor. Click here to read the original post from kristinespeaks.com. Most days, I’m on fire. I love my Marine, love living on base, love this life. I’ve spent years supporting military families by volunteering in my husband’s unit, through chaotic deployments and workups, supporting wounded warrior charities, and helping non-profit… Read full post
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Education College Is Within Reach
When our daughter, Bethany, was four-years-old, she came running in the house sobbing uncontrollably. I smoothed her blond curls and held her, “What’s wrong, Bunny?” “I don’t want to leave you and go to college!” Her chubby arms held my neck tight. “Um, well, Bunny, you don’t have to go to college any time soon!”… Read full post
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Current Events NDAA & TRICARE Prime: Your Questions Answered
There is a lot of confusion about how recommended changes to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) may impact urgent care for TRICARE Prime beneficiaries. We, too, were confused. So, we thought we’d try to clear a few things up: Question: Will the proposed changes to the NDAA prevent TRICARE Prime beneficiaries from using urgent… Read full post
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MFAN Updates Apply to join MFAN today!
MFAN advisors are knowledgeable, solutions-oriented leaders with a common goal — to support and empower military families. We do not create new programs—our focus is communication, and accessing our network to communicate to the military family community. MFAN focuses on … Communicating with each other to understand the challenges that face our families Communicating with… Read full post
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"In Our Words"
Our blog consists of posts written by individual advisors as well as pieces from MFAN as an organization. Our entries focus on health, wellness, employment, and the latest news affecting our community. Through this blog we hope to be able to connect families with resources and knowledge that will improve their everyday lives.
Here you will find neither gossip nor dense jargon. What you will find are entries that share important information, stories, and news in a way that is easy to understand. As military families, our experiences might be different in the specifics but shared as a whole.
