Career Assistance Program – AAFMAA Offers $4000 Loan
Is the Army Air Force Mutual Aid Association (AAFMAA), Career Assistance Program Loan (CAP) worth it? I’m going to have to say YES! Back in the day as a young Staff Sergeant I needed some extra cash...
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How To Build Your Credit Score After Joining The MIlitary
Over 3.3 million high school students graduated this year, and nearly two-thirds of them started college. Another 1.8 million college students are receiving their bachelor’s degrees. Nearly 200,000 of...
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13 Credit Card Companies That Provide CASH Refunds to Service Members Under...
Did you know many credit card companies are going above and beyond their legal obligations under the Service Members Civil Relief Act? Many companies are retroactively lowering interest rates for...
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Using USAA’s Financial Readiness Score
It’s been eight months since USAA launched their Financial Readiness Score service, and I took the opportunity for a followup interview. Susan Owens, the AVP for Enterprise Advice Implementation,...
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How to Smartly Use the USAA Career Starter Loan
(Nords note: I’d like to thank Spencer for mentioning that it was hard to search my blog posts by just the title. He pointed me toward the WordPress plugin Smart Archives Reloaded to generate a...
View ArticleAre You A Service Member In Debt With Bad Credit
As a young Staff Sergeant back in 2002, I found myself in an incredibly awkward position. It began harmlessly enough. My foolish attempt at living above my means began to produce a lot of heartache and...
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What Questions Should I Ask USAA At Digital MilEx?
[Nords note: if you’re finding this post via a search engine, here’s the followup post with USAA’s responses: USAA Answers Your Insurance And Financial Questions] It’s almost that time of year...
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USAA Answers Your Insurance And Financial Questions
This was the best conference yet! For those who are just joining us, last month I polled people’s questions about USAA’s insurance and financial programs. I brought those issues to the Digital Military...
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“How the FINRA Foundation Military Spouse AFC® Fellowship (and Fate) Found Me”
[This post is brought to you by Alecia D. Blair, M.S., AFC®. If you’re interested in contributing at The-Military-Guide.com, please see our posting guidelines.] About six months after having my...
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USAA Eliminates PCS And Deployment Discretionary Benefits
I almost missed the announcement. It’s bland corporate text inside a box on my USAA Visa credit-card bill of 2 July. It’s the boilerplate you always ignore while you’re scrolling to find your new...
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