The Financial Value of a Military Spouse | Military Spouse Roth IRAs | Financial Goals and Insurance Needs for Stay-at-Home Spouse | Colleen Salchow #121

The Military Money Manual Podcast

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Highlights of this episode include:

1. How to ensure spouse feels like they're contributing financially, even as a stay-at-home spouse
2. Setting goals as a spouse
3. Does a stay-at-home spouse need life insurance coverage?
4. Both spouses can contribute to their Roth IRA (if married filing jointly)
5. How are you treating yourself financially?
6. How to resolve differences in financial goals and communicate better as a couple
7. How to move on from financial mistakes
8. How a spouse can take the lead on family finances to help throughout the seasons of military life

Links we mentioned today:

• Our first epsiode # 55 with Colleen Salchow
• ACFPE and FINRA scholarship for military spouses to earn AFC
• 3 things great marriages do with money, episode #107
• Salchowcoaching.com
• Colleen on LinkedIn

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