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Finance through your Career

Financial education for service members and their families, at every stage of military life.

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A new service member walking onto base with a duffel bag
Phase 1
Joining Up

Recruit through basic and AIT. Your first big money decisions.

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A service member arriving at their first duty station
Phase 2
First Duty Station

Set up banking, an emergency fund, and the TSP match.

3
A young service member reviewing finances on a laptop
Phase 3
Finding Your Feet

Credit, saving and investing, your first car.

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A service member greeting their family at home
Phase 4
Mid-Career

Insurance, benefits, and saving for college.

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A service member at a retirement ceremony
Phase 5
Transition Out

SkillBridge, VA disability, and your TSP at separation.

No matter where you are

Some money decisions show up on their own schedule. Jump straight to what you are handling right now.

Soldiers move out with gear on the flightline during a deployment
Deployment →

Combat pay, allotments, and the money moves to make before you leave.

A moving truck is unloaded as a military family moves into new base housing
PCS / Moving →

Orders to a new base. Handle the move and allowances without losing money.

A National Guard soldier reunites with family at a homecoming
Family Changes →

Marriage, a new baby, DEERS, and benefits that shift with your family.

A service member with a book in a classroom
Education & GI Bill →

Tuition Assistance, the GI Bill, and getting paid to keep learning.

U.S. Army National Guard soldiers in formation
Guard & Reserve →

Drill pay, TRICARE, and the rules specific to Guard and Reserve life.

Service members at desks at a base tax-assistance center
Every Year / Always →

Taxes, scams, and the basics worth a check no matter the year.

Earn It.
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