Personal Finance: Articles

Combat pay offers an opportunity to boost your retirement savings. Learn how to make the most of these tax-exempt contributions to your Thrift Savings Plan.

Follow these steps to create a personal spending plan that will help you meet your financial goals.

The Military Family Readiness System supports every service member and family member, regardless of activation status or location, in person, by phone and online.

Your spouse’s deployment doesn’t need to throw your finances off track.

Federal Impact Aid helps school districts cover the cost of educating military children, including those needing special education services. Learn about this funding and how it may be spent.

Want to protect your hard-earned cash? Here are money-saving tips. Go ahead, wave your frugal flag.

It’s never too early to start teaching your kids about money. Encourage them to collect their allowance in a piggy bank whenever they start earning one.

Learn about the financial and legal protections the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act provides active-duty service members.

There are ways to celebrate with your family without going into debt. Consider these tips for staying in control of your finances during the holidays.

You can get a solid estimate in less than five minutes using free retirement pension calculators for the High-36 and Final Pay legacy retirement systems offered by the War Department. Here’s how to use them — and what you can do to adjust the outcomes to fund your future retirement lifestyle.

Military leaders are in a unique position to assess and address food insecurity among service members and their families.

With the many available scholarships, grants and other options for financial aid, paying for college doesn't have to be intimidating.

You're learning a lot of new skills in the military, and money management is an important one. As a service member, you may earn more, get special duty pay or have new expenses. Remember: It's your money, so make the most of it by creating a spending plan. Staying on top of your finances is important for your security clearance, your career and your future.