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PCS / Moving
Orders to a new base. Handle the move and allowances without losing money.
The Accidental Landlord: Renting Out Your Home After PCS
PCS orders don't care that you bought a house. Here's the math of renting it out.
PCS Season: Why Your BAH Can Drop When You Move
Your BAH is tied to your duty station, not to you, so a PCS can change it overnight.
DITY or PPM Move? How a Personally Procured Move Can Pay You
A Personally Procured Move lets you run your own PCS and can pay you, but it's taxable.
Breaking a Lease With PCS or Deployment Orders: Your SCRA Rights
Qualifying PCS or deployment orders let you end a lease early with no penalty.
Set Money Goals That Survive a PCS
A move breaks any plan that assumes you stay put. Build the move in from day one.
Auto Insurance: What You Actually Need
Required versus optional coverage, what PCS or deployment changes, and storing a car.
Renters Insurance for the Barracks and Off Base
The base insures the building, not your gear. What renters covers, and why it's cheap.
Build a CD Ladder
A CD ladder gives fixed rates and regular access, without locking up all your cash.
State of Legal Residence and Military Taxes
Where your pay is taxed, why a PCS doesn't change it, and how spouse rules work.
BAH Explained: Your Basic Allowance for Housing
BAH is your tax-free housing money. It depends on your duty ZIP, rank, and dependents.
COLA and OHA: Cost-of-Living and Overseas Housing Allowances
Three allowances, three jobs: how CONUS COLA, OCONUS COLA, and OHA differ.
PCS Money: What the Military Pays When You Move
A PCS turns on dislocation allowance, per diem, mileage, and a possible DITY profit.