Tamila McDonald

Tamila McDonald is a U.S. Army veteran with 20 years of service, including five years as a military financial advisor. After retiring from the Army, she spent eight years as an AFCPE-certified personal financial advisor for wounded warriors and their families. Now she writes about personal finance and benefits programs for numerous financial websites.

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Don’t Send Your Children to These 5 Colleges When you have a child that’s getting ready to head off to college, finding the right school is essential. At national ... read the story

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Everything You Need to Know About AfterPay Clothing, beauty products, and other common purchases can be expensive. On average, a household spends $1,803 ann... read the story

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Should You Save For Your Grandkids College? With the rising cost of college, many grandparents feel that helping their grandkids over the cost is a good idea. After... read the story

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10 Retirement Options To Help Your Money Last Longer For many, the idea of running out of money during retirement is terrifying. After all, a person’s golden years ... read the story

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Here’s What To Expect From Cryptocurrency in 2020 The cryptocurrency market is largely about speculation. It is dramatically impacted by what investors (both current and ... read the story

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Just In Case: 7 Passwords Someone Close To You Should Have Most people have been told that sharing their passwords with someone else is a bad idea. While this is technically true ... read the story

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5 Tax Breaks You May Have Overlooked When a typical person or couple files their taxes, they are usually eligible for at least a few tax breaks. The trick is... read the story

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2020 Federal Holiday Schedule Every year, the United States government recognizes ten federal holidays. Aside from some workers whose jobs focus on na... read the story

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New Year’s Savings Resolutions That Are Easy To Keep Many people make New Year’s resolutions every year. The problem is, keeping them can be a challenge. It isn’t uncomm... read the story

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Gather These Tax Documents Now for Your Upcoming Tax Filing In 2019, over 155 million individual income tax returns were filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). To make that... read the story