Cost of Living
This monthly expense is usually the biggest part of a person's budget and includes rent and mortgage?
What is housing
Electricians, plumbers, and carpenters are all examples of workers in these.
What are the skilled trades?
Before accepting a job, you should compare your salary to what?
What is the cost of living?
One of the biggest benefits of joining the Iowa Army National Guard is help paying for this.
What is college tuition (or education)?
The Iowa National Guard was officially established in 1846, the same year Iowa beacame this.
What is a state?
Des Moines is generally considered to have a cost of living that is higher or lower than the U.S. Average?
What is lower than the national average
Des Moines is nationally known as a hub for this industry, with major employers like Principal Financial Group, Wellmark, and Nationwide.
What is the insurance and financial services industry?
This document highlights your education, skills, and work experience when applying for a job.
What is a resume?
This monthly paycheck is earned for serving one weekend a month and annual training.
What is drill pay?
During the Civil War, more than 75,000 Iowans served to preserve this nation.
What is the United States (or the Union)?
According to recent housing data, the average monthly rent in Des Moines is closest to this amount: $700, $1,100, or $1,800.
What is about $1,100?
Name one of the two major healthcare systems that are among the largest employers in the Des Moines metro area.
What is UnityPoint Health? or What is MercyOne?
If two jobs pay the same salary, but one has lower housing and grocery costs, it may leave you with more of this.
What is disposable income? (or What is money left over?)
Members of the Iowa Army National Guard can receive low-cost medical coverage through this military health insurance program.
Extra 100 points if you can tell me its cost.
What is Tricare?
Approximately $55/month
The Iowa Army National Guard's 34th Infantry Division is better know by this colorful nickname.
What is the Red Bull Division?
This expense category typically has the biggest impact on why Des Moines is more affordable than many other U.S. cities.
What is housing (home prices & rent)
Compared with the national average, Des Moines' unemployment rate is generally this.
What is lower than the national average?
Health insurance, retirement plans, and paid vacation are examples of these extras that employers may offer in addition to salary.
What are benefits?
The federal education benefit can help pay for college, technical school, or certifications while serving in the National Guard.
What is the GI Bill?
The Iowa Army National Guard has frequently assisted the state during this type of natural disaster, especially along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers.
What are floods?
If a financial advisor recommends spending no more than 30% of your income on housing, someone earning $60,000 per year should spend no more than about this much per month on rent or a mortgage.
What is $1,500 per month?
This state government employers is one of the largest employers in the Des Moines metro and provides jobs in fields ranging from law enforcement to public health and transportation.
What is the State of Iowa (Iowa state government)?
A person earns $70,000 in a city with a low cost of living and another earns $85,000 in a city with a very high cost of living. this person may actually have more purchasing power when ready to purchase a home.
Who is the person earning $70,000 in the lower-cost city
Besides serving your community during disasters, joining the Iowa Army National Guard can also help you develop these valuable abilities that employers look for.
What are leadership skills? (Also acceptable: Teamwork, Discipline, Problem-Solving, or Career Skills.)
The 34th Infantry Division earned this distinction during WWII by fighting longer in combat than any other U.S. Army division.