By Barbara O’Neill, Ph.D., CFP®, AFC® [email protected]. Six months into the pandemic, Personal Financial Management (PFM) staff are helping military families stay afloat financially and emotionally. Starting in August, the $600 per week of federal unemployment benefits will go away, causing a “cash cliff” for unemployed military spouses. Moratoriums on…

Prioritizing the health and well-being of military families has always been important. This includes giving Service members the tools to excel both in their military careers as well as to thrive at home with their families. Managing this balance can be especially difficult for families during times of tough transitions. Military families are familiar with this in forms of deployments, as military members and their families navigate being gone from their families to being back home and from military life to civilian life.

Moving across state lines or to another country due to government-issued orders involves an enormous transition for any military family. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moves are a fact of life for the active-duty community. Throw in a global pandemic, and we are all trying to figure out what this means for each and every one of our families during these uncertain times. For those who are moving, PCS season looks a little different than in previous years.