I started blogging because of Active Rain. Most of my posts have been to the Active Rain website, then I may cross-post to my other blog. But everything goes here, on AR. My point in blogging is to become the expert, the one who knows all kinds of stuff about Bremerton and Kitsap County, espec
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01/13/2008
My life has not been an easy one. I am not complaining, mind you. It is just a statement of fact. I was a child of divorce, then remarriage into a navy family. A good life, but one with special challenges. At the age of ten, I developed Diabetes Type I. It is not a disease to be taken ligh
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01/13/2008
"We want to buy a house, and we're probably going to use our VA loan. Can you tell us how much we can afford? We'd like to keep our payments below our BAH."I can't tell you how many times I have heard young military couples (and a few singles) tell me this. It's a good goal, but I have to tell
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01/12/2008
The good news is that BAH rates went up for every paygrade in Kitsap County in 2008. The bad news? Well, it didn't go up much for some paygrades.For enlisted with dependents, BAH went up an average of 10%. Officers with dependents saw an average increase of about 12%. Don't get too excited, t
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01/01/2008