Becoming Bailey

The Cost of a Military Move to Germany

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Upon receiving military orders to Germany, one of our biggest concerns was the expense. Moving is fairly expensive, duh. This may be surprising to my civilian friends, but the military doesn’t pay for all of our moving expenses. Not even close. The financial nerd in me was intrigued to see how expensive an OCONUS PCS… 
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Why We Decided to Take Our Truck to Germany

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One little known fact about PCSing overseas: the military pays for the cost of shipping one vehicle overseas. However, most families at our base in Germany have two cars, mine included. It just makes the most sense for our family due to Andy’s long/odd working hours (not waking myself and my sleeping babe up to drop… 
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Life in Germany Update {1 month}

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Well, we’ve officially been in Germany for an entire month. It doesn’t feel like that since we spent the first two weeks in prison – I mean, quarantine – and have been able to actually experience Germany for only 2 weeks. So far, our experiences within Germany have been limited to daycare drop-offs, a necessities… 
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