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Tax Time Resources

30-40-30 Savings Flyer
7 Ways to Make the Most of Your Tax Refund
Use Your Tax Refund for Debt Relief
Encouraging Financial Education at VITA sites

Save and Invest

Saveandinvest.org FINRA (sponsor of Military Saves)
AmericaSaves.org
ChoosetoSave.org
Bonds Make it Easy save at tax-time with savings bonds
Investor Protection Trust
The Investors Clearing House

Military and Government Financial Websites

Publication Resources

Salute to Smart Investing - prepared especially for the Military by Virginia & Kenneth Morris
Financial Field Manual: A Personal Finance Guide for Military Families courtesy of the Investor Protection Trust, Investor Protection Institute and Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine
Making the Most of Your Military Money: Moving Guide for Military Personnel and Families courtesy of FINRA Investor Education Foundation
Getting out of Debt, A Step by Step Guide courtesy of Military One Source
Blended Retirement System - courtesy of Lightbulb Press
Veteran's Handbook - courtesy of Lightbulb Press
Financial Readiness Guide, Investing, Savings, Credit, Debt, Retirement, Financing College, Financial Planning and Goal Setting, Buying or Renting a Home, Buying a Vehicle – courtesy of The USAA Educational Foundation

Additional Financial Resources

360FinancialLiteracy.org
Mind your Finances - InCharge Debt Solutions
VeteransPlus
Command Your Cash - USAA Educational Foundation
MilCents - Military Family Advisory Network

Consumer Protection

Youth Resources

Boys & Girls Clubs of America Military Partnership

Financial Calculators and Worksheets

Savings Calculator courtesy of FINRA
Investing Calculator courtesy of Financial Peace University
Retirement Estimator courtesy of Social Security Online

Fun Financial Games

Moneytopia (saveandinvest.org) courtesy of FINRA
Misadventures in Money Management courtesy of CFPB Office of Servicemember Affairs
Financial Entertainment courtesy of Doorway to Dreams (D2D Fund)

Military Service Branch Websites

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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.

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.

Building a Six-Figure Savings While Enjoying Life

Does the idea of saving up hundreds of thousands of dollars seem impossible? How about doing it while still living an enjoyable lifestyle?

For military spouse Martina and her husband, an E-5 in the Navy, accumulating a six-figure savings has become a reality. One might think that in order to save this much, it would take a great deal of sacrificing and forgoing a certain quality of life, but Martina and her husband would disagree. “Over the past few years (about five), we've managed to save almost $120,000 while mostly living on one income. We've learned so much about easy ways to save money and live a good life,” shares Martina.