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Amount of retirement COLA predicted for 2013
The Congressional Budget Office is predicting a 1.3 percent cost-of-living adjustment in military retirement and veterans’ disability benefits in 2013, an increase far smaller than the 3.6 percent hike received this year.

CONSUMER WATCH

Competitive pricing

Everyone is on the lookout for the cheapest gas prices. So now and again, a reader will write to ask: Why do gas stations on base charge roughly the same price for fuel as their competitors in town?

MILITARY TIMES INSURANCE GUIDE

Look at big picture when pondering spouse policy

Active-duty members may not focus on insuring their civilian spouses, because the service member may be the one earning the most money — and the one with the most dangerous job. But even if a spouse doesn’t work outside the home, financial experts say it’s worth considering a life insurance policy on the spouse.

INSURANCE GUIDE: Look at types of life insurance
INSURANCE GUIDE: VGLI may serve as life insurance ‘bridge’

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