Array of financial classes highlights Military Saves Week at Travis AFB

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  • By Dr. Lisa Rich
  • Travis Airman & Family Readiness Center

Travis Air Force Base, Calif. – Military Saves Week takes place here March 5 – 11. As part of Military Saves Week 2018, Travis is spreading the savings message and urging the community to participate in Military Saves Week and take the Military Saves pledge.

“Military Saves Week is a great opportunity to help service members and their families in our community set a goal, make a plan and save automatically,” said Col. John Klein, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander.

The Military Saves proclamation signed Feb. 21, states the importance of personal and household savings, calling it, fundamental to America's stability and vitality.

To help people save more successfully and encourage more people to save, the Airman and Family Readiness Center is partnering with Travis Credit Union, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Zieders Enterprises and local volunteers to offer military families and Department of Defense civilian employees a variety of classes throughout the week to help people build wealth, not debt. 

Classes offered:  

·         Introduction to Investing in the Stock Market at 11:30 a.m. February 28

·         Investments and Retirement Planning 2.0 at 4 p.m. February 28

·         Basics of Personal Finance at 11:30 a.m. March 5

·         Introduction to Saving & Investing at 11 a.m. March 5

·         Investment Products, Risks & Fees at 1:30 p.m. March 5

·         Debt Reduction with Power Pay at 3 p.m. March 5 - 7

·         Blended Retirement System at 4:30 p.m. Mar 5 - 8 and 11:45 a.m. March 10 - 11

·         Psychology of Spending at 11:30 a.m. March 6

·         Funding Your Child’s College Education at 9 a.m. March 6

·         Military Service to College Education ~Navigating your GI Bill Education Benefits at 9 a.m. Mar 7

·         Investing Fundamentals at 9 a.m. March 7

·         Path to Financial Success at 11:30 a.m. March 7

·         Retire on Track at 5:30 p.m. March 7

·         Home Buying/Foreclosure Avoidance at 9 a.m. March 8

·         Auto Buying & Financing at 11:30 a.m. March 8

·         Introduction to Retirement Planning with TSP at 1 p.m. March 8

·         Credit Card Makeover ~Getting Out of Debt at 9 a.m. March 9

·         Credit Report Retrieval and Review at 9 a.m. March 10 - 11 

 

To register for classes visit www.travisafrc.com. AFRC personnel also will visit base units by appointment and give personal financial readiness classes. For more information and to coordinate classes, call 707-424-2486.

Other events throughout the week include Travis Credit Union hosting children from the base’s Child Development Center for free financial education story time sessions on March 5 and a KUIC Ultimate Coffee Break kick-off event at 10 a.m. March 6. Also, the AFRC invites children to enter the Piggy Bank Pageant contest for chance to win $50 to jump start their savings and for individuals to stop by the AFRC Military Saves Information Table at the Delta Breeze First Friday event and at the Fitness Center on March 5, 8 and 9 to take the pledge and enter to win $1,000 in the America Saves #ImSavingFor Video and Photo Contest.