Poppin’ Smoke Military Travel Site with Stephanie Montague

This week Joe is joined by Stephanie Montague, founder and editor-in-chief of the travel website Poppin’ Smoke. Looking for something different after her husband’s retirement from the Army, they decided to take a year to travel the world. Five years later, they are continuing their international adventure. Stephanie founded Poppin’ Smoke to share an overview of DoD travel benefits and best practices, Space-A tips, and how to use Tricare wherever your travels take you. Stephanie and Joe discuss the advantages of expat life, taking time to slow travel, the adventures and challenges that come with international travel.  Poppin’ Smoke on Facebook US Military Retirees and Veterans Living Overseas Facebook group About Our Guest  Stephanie Montague is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the military travel website Poppin' Smoke. As the spouse of an Army retiree, Stephanie created Poppin’ Smoke to help members of the military community make the most of their travel-related benefits and their life after the military. Stephanie and her husband have been traveling and living overseas since he retired from the Army in 2015. Join the conversation on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests and other listeners. A place where you can network with other like-minded veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship and get updates on people, programs and resources to help you in YOUR transition to entrepreneurship.   About Our Sponsors Navy Federal Credit Union  Navy Federal Credit Union helps you take control of your finances after the holidays. You can get a low intro APR on their Platinum Credit Card, it’s their lowest rate card and it’s a great tool to pay down debt. Navy Federal even has multiple savings and investing options to help you get closer to your financial goals. They offer digital tools and educational resources to help guide your decisions. With Navy Federal, you can automate your savings and investing to put your money to work for you, even as you sleep. Plus, you can buy fractional shares. Learn more at navyfederal.org At Navy Federal, our members are the mission.     Camp Lejeune Historic Drinking Water  If you or a loved one were stationed at Camp Lejeune prior to 1985, please visit here to register for the notification database, to find more information on benefits, and project updates.    Want to be our next guest? Send us an email at [email protected].  Did you love this episode? Leave us a 5-star rating and review!  Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 420 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane. The podcast features people, programs, and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 7,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, SoundCloud, iTunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.