Library: English | Q&A about Protecting Your Finances for Servicemembers and Vets

This backgrounder expounds on the topics introduced in the companion brochure. Presented in Q&A format, the guide answers dozens of questions for servicemembers and veterans, ranging from how to avoid predatory lenders and take advantage of mainstream financial services to how to handle student loans and deal with debt collection issues. 

Library: English | Economic Survival Guide for Servicemembers and Veterans

This fact sheet teaches servicemembers and veterans how to recognize and avoid scams and expensive or risky financial products/services and encourages them to take advantage of the many consumer-friendly borrowing and banking options available. It also explains the special consumer finance protections that active duty servicemembers have under the law.

Library: English | Economic Survival Guide for Servicemembers and Veterans - Seminar Lesson Plan and Class Activities

This downloadable packet guides community educators through a 2.5-hour presentation on servicemembers’ and veterans’ consumer rights, financial services to avoid and the better alternatives that exist, how to avoid scams aimed at veterans, and where to get legal and financial help. In addition to the lesson plan (to be used in conjunction with the downloadable PowerPoint presentation), the packet includes exercises, resources and a class evaluation form.    

Library: English | Economic Survival Guide for Servicemembers and Veterans - PowerPoint Training Slides

This downloadable PowerPoint presentation is designed to be used in conjunction with the “Economic Survival Guide for Servicemembers and Veterans” lesson plan. The slides provide a visual component to the training that will help to engage learners and improve retention.

Library: English | Good Credit - Build it and keep it (English)

A fact sheet that explains what a credit history is, how to get your credit report, how to establish good credit and where to complain if you have a problem.

Library: English | ID Theft and Account Fraud: Questions and answers

This backgrounder is written in question-and-answer format to supplement the information in the companion brochure.

Library: English | Improve Your Credit -  Put Bad Credit Behind You (English)

An easy-to-read brochure that explains why having good credit is important, your rights if your credit application is rejected, how to check your credit report, how to dispute mistakes on your credit report and how to begin to rebuild good credit.

Library: English | Your Digital Dollars: PowerPoint Training Slides

Your Digital Dollars PowerPoint training file is available for download in the “Download File” section.

Library: English | Your Digital Dollars: Lesson Plan and Class Activities

This packet, only available as a PDF file, provides guidance for teachers and team leaders. The 24-page packet contains a detailed curriculum, classroom activities and take home worksheets.

Library: English | Your Digital Dollars: Safety and privacy in online and mobile transactions: Protect your identity and data while banking or paying digitally

As more daily tasks, from shopping and banking to working and socializing, get done on a computer or mobile device, the opportunities to expose your personal data increase.