Meet the Advisor

Stephanie Crosse is an Army spouse, a lawyer, a certified executive coach, and the daughter of a retired Army officer. In her professional capacity, she provides advice and counsel to wounded warriors and soldiers with service-connected disabilities and is an accredited attorney for the presentation of claims to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

In addition to positions practicing law in the private sector, she has worked as an in-house counsel at Aflac, a Fortune 200 company, and as an adjunct professor and career services professional at American University’s Washington College of Law. Drawing from these varied experiences, Stephanie provides individual coaching to legal professionals and military spouses. She is a member of the International Coach Federation and serves on the executive committee of the Georgia State Bar’s Military and Veterans Law Section. She also served on the founding board of directors for the Military Spouse JD Network and the 2012–2013 Spouse Advisory Council at the Military Officers Association of America.

Stephanie is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, received her law degree from the University of Dayton, and holds a graduate certificate in executive and professional coaching from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas.

A Twitter chat is like a meeting on Twitter; it has a specific discussion topic and a scheduled start time. Using the hashtag #MilCents at the end of each tweet, MFAN will ask questions to a group of financial experts.

Twitter chats give you an opportunity to discuss your money questions with other military families and with financial experts. You’ll be able to engage with other participants, read their questions, and maybe even answer some — just follow #MilCents during the chat.

Participation in a MilCents Twitter chat gives you access to a group of financial experts who are ready to answer your questions.

To participate in a Twitter chat you will need a Twitter account. Don’t have an account? Click here to learn how to create one.

To follow or join the chat, head over to MFAN’s Twitter page. If you’d like to ask a question during the chat, send it to @Mil_FANet using hashtag #MilCents.

A Google Hangout is a video chat program that allows you to “hang out” and talk to friends, family, and — in the MilCents program—financial experts! Unlike other video chats, Hangouts can have up to 10 people on screen interacting.

MilCents is using Hangouts to give you the opportunity to talk to financial experts, ask questions, and gain insights on a number of financial topics.

By participating in a Hangout, you can talk face-to-face with financial experts and gain valuable tips to help you learn how to get your money in gear.

Can’t make a Hangout? No problem! All of the Hangouts will be recorded and available on the MilCents website.

Participating in a Hangout is easy. Just click “Play”! Each Hangout will stream live on its daily page on the MilCents website.

The workbook is already programmed with formulas to automatically calculate things like your monthly net (the gray cells), so all you need to do is enter the information asked of you in each worksheet (the white cells).

Save the workbook to a personal computer so you don’t lose it.
Complete the “What You’ll Need” section (left column) of the first worksheet, the Financial Dashboard. The information you input into your Financial Dashboard will automatically appear in the corresponding fields of other worksheets.
Save your work!

Workbook activities are scheduled for the following days:

Tuesday, Oct. 27 – Financial Dashboard (1st tab on the bottom)
Wednesday, Oct. 28 – Monthly Net worksheet (2nd tab on the bottom)
Wednesday, Nov. 11 – 50/20/30 worksheet (3rd tab on the bottom)
Thursday, Nov. 18 – Manage Your Debt worksheet (4th tab on the bottom)
Monday, Dec. 7 to Thursday, Dec. 10 – Monthly Budget worksheet (5th tab on the bottom)

You can contact info@militaryfamilyadvisorynetwork.org if you have questions or need support.