Married to Military: The Financial Challenges Unique to Military Spouses and Families with Lacey Langford

Welcome back to Don’t Retire… Graduate! Today’s guest is a military veteran, military spouse, and financial coach who works to help the military community gain control and confidence around their money. Lacey Langford, AFC® shares her story of military service, the challenges she has seen and helped military couples overcome throughout her career, and the conference she launched to combat some of those challenges.   In this episode we’ll talk about: • Lacey’s experience in the military • The different experiences that military families have with money that are different from civilians • Why military spouses are often under- or unemployed or not allowed to work • The decisions that have to be made when a servicemember is relocated • Planning for transitions and handling transitions that you cannot control • Having a plan for a post-military career • Resources available within the military • The MilMoney Conference and how you can get involved (https://milmoneycon.com/) [embed]https://youtu.be/ZRPMiMq0cPA?si=lB9Ycj9RrHHPn-QX[/embed] Visit dontretiregraduate.com for a full transcript of this episode. Please visit https://bfgfa.com/discount-programs/ to learn about our Hometown Heroes discount programs for veterans, active duty military, military families, and first responders. About Lacey Langford: Lacey Langford, AFC® is a financial coach, veteran, military spouse, and entrepreneur who changes people’s mindset from being fearful of money to having control and confidence with it. She’s an Accredited Financial Counselor® with over 15 years of financial planning, counseling, and coaching experience. Military and money are her jams. Lacey’s the founder and CEO of the Military Money Show, a podcast dedicated to helping the military community with personal finance, and MilMoneyCon, a national conference for financial professionals united by military service. Lacey Langford, AFC® is a financial coach, veteran, military spouse, and entrepreneur who changes people’s mindset from being fearful of money to having control and confidence with it. She’s an Accredited Financial Counselor® with over 15 years of financial planning, counseling, and coaching experience. Military and money are her jams. Lacey’s the founder and CEO of the Military Money Show, a podcast dedicated to helping the military community with personal finance, and MilMoneyCon, a national conference for financial professionals united by military service. Guest Resources: Lacey Langford Website The Military Money Expert Podcast Lacey Langford LinkedIn Lacey Langford's Twitter Military Money Show Twitter Military Money Show Facebook Military Money Show Instagram