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  • This is the Emergency You've Been Saving For

    Written by Lila Quintiliani | March 26, 2020

     At Military Saves and America Saves we talk a lot about savings. Because our campaigns are based on research in the field of behavioral economics, we know that the best way to save is to make it a habit and save automatically, by setting aside a portion of one’s pay through either payroll deduction or bank transfer. Our organization encourages savers to make setting up an emergency fund a priority.

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  • Resources for Military Families during the COVID-19 Crisis

    Written by Lila Quintiliani | March 19, 2020

    The current COVID-19 pandemic has created quite a bit of confusion and a considerable amount of panic. It’s hard for military families to know where to turn and who to trust. So, we have put together a list of reliable resources and information on several topics.

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  • How to Keep Financially Healthy During the Coronavirus Outbreak

    Written by Lila Quintiliani | March 11, 2020

    The current COVID-19 outbreak is not only a public health concern, it also has far-reaching financial impacts. I’ll leave the topic of market volatility to the experts, but there are still plenty of things you can do to stay financially healthy during the current Coronavirus outbreak.

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  • Eight Tips to Help You Save at the Commissary (or Any Grocery Store!)

    Written by Lila Quintiliani | February 24, 2020

    According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average family with two young children can spend around $1,050 on groceries per month. Food and household necessities make up a huge chunk of most military families’ spending plans, so shopping wisely can really make a difference.

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Setting a Goal Leads to Success

Written by Super User | May 24, 2019

Growing up, Marisa’s dad had always talked about saving first, but she said she didn’t really internalize it until much later. “I was drifting along with no plan, carrying a little bit of revolving debt, saving some money here and there, but without a real plan for it.”

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When You Start Small, Saving is Easy

When Attiyya first got married, she and her Marine husband had just graduated from college and were focused on paying off student loan debt. They had both attended private schools and had sizeable loans. Then three months after the wedding, the couple found out they were pregnant with their first child.

The first year of their marriage, says Attiyya, was a balancing act between paying down debt and saving for the future.

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How Smart Financial Decisions Can Create Opportunities 

Written by Stephen Ross, America Saves Program Coordinator | November 22, 2019

Of the many stories Military Saves shares, most describe how someone was in dire straits financially and worked their way out of it with the help of Military Saves. This time we want to highlight a different kind of story. This is a story about how responsible financial decisions can build on one another to create opportunities you thought only the super-rich enjoy.

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