Friday, February 6, 2015

Military Saves Week - 23 - 28 FEB 2015


Military Saves Week (February 23 – February 28, 2015), part of the DoD Financial Readiness Campaign, is a chance for service members and their families to assess their own saving status and take financial action. Studies show that having a savings plan with specific goals can have beneficial financial effects, regardless of income level. The Military Saves Week theme ‘Set a Goal. Make a Plan. Save Automatically.’ encourages individuals to do just that.

During Military Saves Week, be proud to join forces with the other 180,000 people who have also pledged to save by taking the Military Saves Pledge. Already taken the pledge? Military Saves encourages you to recommit to your savings goal and re-pledge today.

Military Saves Week encourages:
  • Saving a portion of each paycheck
  • Developing a personal financial plan
  • Establishing good credit
  • Enrolling in programs such as
    • Thrift Savings Plan
    • Savings Deposit Program (when eligible)
    • Service members Group Life Insurance (SGLI)
When savers take the Military Saves pledge they can receive:
  • Free subscription to the monthly Military Saves e-Newsletter
  • Free myFICO credit score for service members and their spouses courtesy of FINRA Investor Education Foundation
  • Quarterly e-newsletters from America Saves

Savers can also get tips by following Military Saves on Facebook and Twitter and by reading the Military Saves blog. Encourage people to go viral with their savings goal. Take a picture and post it on Facebook. Use hashtag @MilitarySaves in your byline.

For more information on Military Saves Week and corresponding programs, please visit, http://www.militarysaves.org/. If you have any financial related questions, please feel free to contact Mr. Leonard Toyer, your local ACS Financial Readiness Program Manager at 703-696-3510.

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