Resources

Finances

• 5 Ways Military Families Can Create a Budget
• An Overview of VA Home Loans For veterans and active duty military personnel, a VA loan can be the most flexible home financing option available. Zero down payments, no private mortgage insurance, relaxed qualifying standards, and low interest rates are some of the benefits enjoyed by VA mortgage holders.
• Army Emergency Relief (AER) AER is a private nonprofit organization incorporated in 1942 by the Secretary of War and the Army Chief of Staff. AER's sole mission is to help soldiers and their dependents.  AER is the Army's own emergency financial assistance organization and is dedicated to "Helping the Army Take Care of Its Own".
• Bigger, Better College Tax Credit
  A key tax credit that helps families pay for college gets a major boost in the 2009 stimulus bill. The credit is bigger, covers more years of college, and helps more taxpayers.
• Military Pay Calculator You can estimate your gross monthly income by rank location or duty, see how much you'll make at your next duty station, or find out how much your next promotion is worth.
• Military.com Finance Center
• myPAY myPAY allows you to manage your pay information, leave and earning statements, W-2's and more - brought to you by DFAS...
• Operation Homefront Operation Homefront provides emergency and morale assistance for our troops, the families they leave behind and for wounded warriors when they return home.
• Summary of Federal Tax Law Changes for 2009 - 2017 Learn how federal tax law changes could impact your 2009 tax return, and your filings in upcoming tax years.
• Top Tax Tips for Military Personnel There are a number of unique credits and deductions available to servicemembers. This article will focus on the deductions available to military families for 2009.
• USA Cares USA Cares provides financial and advocacy assistance to post 9/11 active duty US military service personnel, veterans and their families. We assist all branches of service, all ranks and components and treat all with privacy and dignity in appreciation for their service and sacrifice. We never charge fees nor accept repayment and rely on donations from private citizens, businesses and foundations for all funding.  Our goal is to help restore financial stability and self-sufficiency by giving “a hand up not a hand out.”
  
• VA - Compensation and Pension Benefits
• VA - Disability Compensation
• VA - Home Loans
• VA - Loan Guaranty Program Mortgage loans backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) make home ownership more affordable for veterans, active-duty members, and some surviving spouses by protecting lenders from loss if the borrower fails to repay the loan. More than 90 percent of VA-guaranteed loans are made without a down payment. To obtain more information about the VA Home Loan Guaranty Program, Veterans can call VA at 1-877-827-3702 or visit the VA Loan Guaranty Service website.
• Wounded Warrior Pay Support Team The mission of the Wounded Warrior Pay Support Team is to provide accurate, real-time financial support to service members who are medically evacuated as a result of wounds, disease, or injury incurred while serving in a combat zone.