Legal / Financial

Legal and financial protection to those in the military. Some credit card companies with annual fee cards also interpret this as allowing servicemembers to get fees waived on certain credit cards. https://www.consumerfinance.gov/consumer-tools/educator-tools/servicemembers/the-servicemembers-civil-relief-act-scra/

Law that provides certain protections to servicemembers such as interest rate caps on most loans. Many credit card companies also interpret this law differently and waive annual credit card fees for cards such as AMEX, Chase, Citi, etc. https://www.consumerfinance.gov/consumer-tools/educator-tools/servicemembers/military-lending-act-mla/

https://finred.usalearning.gov/pfcMap

https://finred.usalearning.gov/assets/downloads/FINRED-PublicServiceLoanForgiveness-FS.pdf

https://www.armyemergencyrelief.org/assistance/

Loan programs to help build, buy, fix, or refinance a current loan. Veterans United is the #1 VA mortgage lender in the US. https://www.va.gov/housing-assistance/home-loans/loan-types/

"What is a VA Loan?" https://www.military.com/money/va-loans

https://www.veteransunited.com

https://militarymoneymanual.com/best-va-loan-lenders/

Useful for families but also for Soldiers living in the barracks. Generally cheap and when bundled with other insurance such as car insurance with the same provider, can lower overall cost for all insurances. https://www.militaryonesource.mil/housing-life/disaster-preparedness/renters-insurance-do-i-really-need-it/

Website that goes over annual fee waived credit cards, travel tips through military benefits, VA loans, investing strategies, and a podcast covering more topics. https://militarymoneymanual.com/blog/