Holding Down the Fort by US VetWealth

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053: “It's better to deal with this now than later.” Reviewing the Survivor Benefit Plan with Scott & Jen Oct 30, 2020

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Hey there, listener! Thank you for checking out our older seasons! As of September 2025, we have revamped our website! So if any episodes or links seem to be missing, don't hesitate to contact Jen at jen@holdingdownthefortpodcast.com

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053: “It's better to deal with this now than later.” Reviewing the Survivor Benefit Plan with Scott & Jen

Husband and wife team Scott R. Tucker & Jen Amos have another Friday bonus episode to talk about in-person voting, creating personal autonomy for post-military life, and most of all, educational resources for alternative solutions to the Survivor Benefit Plan.

Learn more about alternative solutions to the Survivor Benefit Plan by first visiting http://survivorlibertyplan.com/ then visit http://militarysurvivorbenefits.com/

Connect with Scott R. Tucker on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottrtucker/

This bonus episode is also available to watch on YouTube https://youtu.be/zf1mMiou7vk or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/holdingdownthefortpodcast/videos/423098658721191

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052: Educating, empowering and positively contributing to the health and well-being of military families with C.C. Gallagher Oct 28, 2020

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052: Educating, empowering and positively contributing to the health and well-being of military families with C.C. Gallagher

Christine Carol Gallagher (commonly known as "C.C.") is an Army Spouse, Community Advocate, Entrepreneur, and proud mother of two highly mobile military kids. She shares how she and her family have been adapting during the COVID-19 pandemic, how she's worked through feelings of failure, how she's redefining success, and much more.

Contact C.C. via email ccgallagher@mqolc.com. To learn more about Military Quality of Life Consulting, LLC, visit https://mqolc.com/. Improve the experience of the military moving process by checking out the Stressless PCS Kit https://stresslesspcskit.com/

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051: Straddling the gap between the civilian and military community with new co-host Jenny Lynne Stroup Oct 26, 2020

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051: Straddling the gap between the civilian and military community with new co-host Jenny Lynne Stroup

Holding Down the Fort welcomes its new co-host, active duty military spouse, mother and mental health advocate Jenny Lynne Stroup! She shares what life was like before she became a military spouse, assumptions civilians have about being in the military, how to go beyond saying, "Thank you for your service," and much more.

Connect with our new co-host Jenny Lynne Stroup at https://jennylynnestroup.com/ or email jennylynnestroup379@gmail.com

Recent articles by Jenny Lynne:

https://homelandmagazine.com/suicide-prevention-awareness-month/

https://issuu.com/adminhlm/docs/homeland_magazine_oct_2020/30

Listen to our previous interview with Jenny Lynne at https://www.holdingdownthefortpodcast.com/episode/cohenclinicsandiego

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050: Veteran Wealth Secrets with Scott R. Tucker & Jen Amos Oct 23, 2020

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050: Veteran Wealth Secrets with Scott R. Tucker & Jen Amos

Husband and wife team Scott & Jen kick off their bonus Friday episodes to talk about how Holding Down the Fort was birthed from the philosophies of their company US VetWealth. They also talk about how US VetWealth started and Scott's upcoming book, Veteran Wealth Secrets.

Download the PDF version of the book for FREE by visiting http://veteranwealthsecrets.com/

Connect with Scott R. Tucker at https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottrtucker/

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049: Mentorship, leadership and family with Enrique Acosta Gonzalez Oct 21, 2020

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049: Mentorship, leadership and family with Enrique Acosta Gonzalez

Navy Veteran of 26 years Enrique Acosta Gonzalez helps first-time and struggling leaders go from SUCKcess to Success through coaching, mentorship, analysis, and training. He shares how he worked through prejudice during his first three years of serving, how he started in mentorship, being sensitive to family dynamics during and after the military, and much more.

Connect with Enrique at https://www.linkedin.com/in/enriqueacostagonzalez/ or visit his website http://www.triadleadershipsolutions.com/

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048: Building a non-traditional, portable career with Lorraine Sanborn Oct 19, 2020

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048: Building a non-traditional, portable career with Lorraine Sanborn

Lorraine is a Navy spouse widow, a mother of two, and a granny of two young adult grandchildren, which are her “why” in life. Lorraine shares her life experiences as a military spouse and how we can build a non-traditional, portable career.

Connect with Lorraine on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorrainemsanborn/ | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Living-Vibrantly-over-50-with-Lorraine-108539764257367/ | or Text ENERGY to 21000

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047: Season 3 Trailer of Holding Down the Fort Podcast with Gold Star Daughter, Veteran Spouse and Host Jen Amos Oct 13, 2020

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047: Season 3 Trailer of Holding Down the Fort Podcast with Gold Star Daughter, Veteran Spouse and Host Jen Amos

Also available to watch on our new YouTube Channel now: https://youtu.be/_fgMgynreyc

Holding Down the Fort Season 3 is returning in mid-October, 2020! In this trailer episode, Gold Star daughter, Veteran spouse and podcast host Jen Amos re-introduces the show, shares what to look forward to in season 3, and some exciting news!

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🥳 Congrats our fellow finalists of The Rosie Network Entrepreneur Awards and previous guests on our show: Jaime Chapman, Lily Dagdag, Nikki James-Zellner, Natalie Setareh, Annette Whittenberger, and Elaine Dusetzina (upcoming guest). Winner announcements will take place on Oct. 21st. Wish us luck!! 🥳

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046: "A gift for college, a gift for life." Celebrating Holding Down the Fort’s one year anniversary and financial education for military families with Scott R. Tucker Jul 06, 2020

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046: "A gift for college, a gift for life." Celebrating Holding Down the Fort’s one year anniversary and financial education for military families with Scott R. Tucker

For the season 2 finale of Holding Down the Fort, Jen invites her husband to be her final guest. Scott R. Tucker is a West Point ‘02 Grad, Veteran and Founder of US VetWealth. He separated from the military in late 2008 and began a career as a financial advisor serving American military and DOD personnel stationed in Stuttgart, Germany. Today, with US VetWealth and his podcast show Wealth & Liberty, Scott brings valuable experience and insight to those who have sacrificed so much in service to our country through topics such as identity, self development and financial control.

Connect with Scott on LinkedIn @scottrtucker, email scott@usvetwealth.com or check out his show, Wealth & Liberty at http://wealthandliberty.us/

For all of the resources mentioned throughout the show, please visit our show sponsor’s site at http://usvetwealth.com/

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045: “People took remote work seriously before COVID-19. But now, it's a staple.” Connecting military spouses to remote work with Kimber Hill Jun 29, 2020

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045: “People took remote work seriously before COVID-19. But now, it's a staple.” Connecting military spouses to remote work with Kimber Hill

Founder / CEO of VirtForce and (a good friend of Jen & Scott’s at US VetWealth) Kimber Hill has helped 500+ military spouses find remote employment and has made a $15 million economic impact on the military community since June 2018. She shares how VirtForce accidentally became a business, how her workload has increased in COVID-19, and free resources for military spouses to look for remote work.

Connect with Kimber at kimber@virtforce.us. For VirtForce resources, check out their website https://virtforce.us/ , Job Board https://jobs.virtforce.us/ , Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/virtforce and Resume Boot Camp http://bit.ly/vf-bc. Check out the podcast episode US VetWealth & Scott R. Tucker was featured on at https://virtforce.us/episode-006-scott-tucker-on-finding-purpose-unlocking-financial-wellness/

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044: "I'll tell you, schedules for everything are the only way I can get by." Helping mothers grow big businesses with Chandra Adusei Jun 22, 2020

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044: "I'll tell you, schedules for everything are the only way I can get by." Helping mothers grow big businesses with Chandra Adusei

Navy veteran, military spouse, and Senior Managing Partner of the Fempreneur Consultant Chandra Adusei shares how she's helping mothers grow big businesses.

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