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Jerry Buchko, Molly Herndon, Dr. Barbara O'Neill & Dr. Michael Gutter

OneOp Personal Finance at AFCPE 15

By Community Engagement

By Molly C. Herndon The Personal Finance team is honored to be presenting a workshop at the 2015 AFCPE Symposium on Friday, Nov. 20. Our 50-minute presentation, Best Practices for Conducting Web Conferences, Writing Blog Posts, and Using Social Media to Increase the Capacity of Financial Counseling and Education Professionals, will give…

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By Military Service and Family Life

Field Talk is a monthly blog post sharing the voices of early childhood providers who serve or have served military families of young children with disabilities (birth to 5 years old).  We hope you find it to be educational, personable, and encouraging.

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Noise Pollution and the Military Family

By Military Service and Family Life

In early September 2003 in Fayetteville, NC near Fort Bragg, my dogs and I were waiting out Hurricane Isabel. Being approximately 90 miles inland we didn’t need to evacuate and instead spent the day napping on the couch waiting for the weather to clear.  At some point a loud crash rattled the house causing the dogs to bark.  My very first thought was, “That’s strange. Why would they be firing artillery during a hurricane?”  

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The Curse of Knowledge

By Health and Well-Being

By Jerry Buchko, MA, AFC®   One of the interesting things we may take for granted in our work as personal finance practitioners is that as we develop ourselves as professionals, that is, as we study, obtain our certifications, pursue continuing education, and build up our experience over the years,…

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Twitter Chat: Financial Impact of Military Transitions

By Community Engagement

Molly C. Herndon The Personal Finance and Family Transitions teams joined forces to host a Twitter Chat on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The cross-collaboration sparked some great conversation across disciplines. While financial educators shared resources, family and social science educators shared research. It was an interesting and engaging hour-long conversation, guided…

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