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How to Protect Yourself Against Scammers Targeting the Military

Online Scams Scams Military Consumer Month

Written by Lila Quintiliani · 02 July 2019

July is Military Consumer Month, a good time to draw attention to the scammers that target service members and their families.

The email looked very official -- it featured the red, white, and blue Bank of America logo and claimed to detect suspicious activity on Stephanie Talcott’s debit card. In small print at the bottom of the email, it stated that the bank might ask for information like PIN number, account number, or Social Security number.

Make the Most of Your Vacation with These Easy Summer Savings Tips

Savings Tips Summer Savings Military Life

Written by Lila Quintiliani · 26 June 2019

Summer is here and whether you are road tripping, flying overseas, or simply having a staycation, it can be tough to save money when you’re in vacation mode and the kids (or adults!) have time on their hands.

We’ve asked several bloggers to share their summer savings tips.

Do You Really Know the Score? Three Important Credit Tips by Lila Quintiliani

How Fighting Aliens Can Help You Learn About Personal Finance by Guest Blogger

Getting Your Recent College Graduate in Financial Shape by Darlene Aderoju

Four Tips for Free (or Almost Free) Summer Fun by Lila Quintiliani

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Involving Kids in Family Finances

Written by | April 19, 2019

One of the best lessons we can share with our kids is about money. By middle school, kids should have a good understanding of how money works as well as the importance of saving.

When You Start Small, Saving is Easy

Written by Lila Quintiliani | August 12, 2019

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.

How Smart Financial Decisions Can Create Opportunities

Written by | November 22, 2019

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.