Choose Your Path
Get tips and insights that will take you from where you are now in your financial journey to where you want to be in the future.
Start by selecting the path that best matches your current military status.
Active Duty
Making the most of today
and preparing for the future.
Transitioning
Considering your budget
and planning next steps.
Veteran
Claiming all of your benefits
and saving for what’s next.
Spouse
Securing your family’s
finances and spending wisely.
Active Duty
Every branch. Every rank. Every mission area. Every opportunity to succeed.
Your Independence Starts Here
Keep your finances mission-ready and life-ready with expert insights, resources, tools, and benefits to maintain your standard of living and secure your family with the right solutions for what life looks like now.
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Incoming Money
Take advantage of what you earn, including unexpected entitlements.
Saving Opportunities
Get cash when you need it and insights on how to save for what you want.
Protecting the Future
Get right-sized life insurance for your unique situation, and supplement SGLI.
- Life Insurance Entitlements & Needs
- Life Insurance in Your Twenties?
- Why You Need Life Insurance
- Comparing Term vs. Whole Life
Transitioning
Separating. Retiring. Moving on toward your future prospects.
Your Independence Starts Here
Find out everything you need to know from the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) to TRICARE selections, VA disability determinations to replacing SGLI and more to understand how they may impact your budget before you transition out of the service.
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Transition Decisions
The sooner you start preparing, the more you will know — and the better off you, your family, and your finances will be.
- 7 Decisions Before You Retire
- 6 Decisions Before You Separate
- Transition Timeline
- Shifting a Military Career to Civilian Employment
Financial Protection
Get what you really need out of life insurance to protect your family and finances, even beyond VGLI.
- Strategizing Your Coverage
- Financial Independence through Life Stages
- Is $500,000 of Coverage Enough?
- Is Life Insurance Taxable?
Future Savings
Anything is possible when you set goals and understand what it takes to reach them.
- Military Benefits: Preparing for the Future
- 529s & College Plans
- Post-Transition Financial Plan
- Life After Military: How to Transition Out
Veteran
Remembering and receiving all the benefits of a military career.
Your Independence Starts Here
Are you taking advantage of Social Security Medicare, and your VA benefits? Is VGLI right for you or can you find a better alternative? Understand your options to make the most of your finances.
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Life Insurance
With financial security, you can create the life you truly want to live in retirement.
- Convert Term to Whole Life
- Annuity vs. Mutual Fund
- Replacing Lost Income with Life Insurance
- Filling VA Disability Gaps with Life Insurance
Benefits
It’s time to reap the rewards of everything you’ve earned through your service.
Survivor Assistance
Be there for your loved ones now by helping them plan ahead for life without you.
- Preparing Loved Ones for Your Passing
- Lump Sum or Annuity?
- Survivor Planning Checklist
- VA Burial Benefits
Spouse
Managing budgets, activities, and plans for your military family.
Your Independence Starts Here
One challenge of military spouse life can be employment and financial security you can count on to go with you wherever military life takes you — while ensuring your family is well cared for.
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Resources
No matter where you are in military life, you’re the power behind your family’s finances.
- Navigating Financial Challenges as a Military Spouse
- Financial Transition for Military Spouses
- DCFSA for MilFams
- ID Card Renewal
Career Changes
Flexibility and creativity make you what you are. Use them to your fullest benefit.
- Getting Hired
- Military Spouse Career-Building Tips
- Empowerment Through Employment
- Financial Advice for Military Spouses
Family Protection
Protect the ones you love and yourself to ensure your family’s future remains intact.
- SGLI and Spouses
- SGLI and Family
- Securing the Right Life Insurance
- Financial Planning During Deployment
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