A Financially Confident You Begins Here.

One thing veterans have in common is the experience of unique financial opportunities and challenges. On your journey to becoming more financially stable, having a trusted resource and community that meets you where you are and gives practical, easy-to-implement tips and strategies is a complete game changer. Enter Veteran Saves: your savings accountability partner. Join our community for support with saving successfully, reducing debt, building wealth, and more.

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WHAT ARE YOU SAVING FOR?

Think about your most important financial goal right now. Then choose a topic below to explore resources available to support you in making a plan to achieve your goal.

Emergency fund

Debt Repayment

Transition fund

Housing

(ownership, improvement, etc.)

Education

Large Purchase

(car, electronic, etc.)

Investment

Retirement

or long-term investment

Disability-related expenses

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Savings Insights

Family Finances

09.02.2025 By Krystel Spell

Using Employer Benefits to Strengthen Your Financial Transition

Transitioning from military to civilian life often means adjusting to a new paycheck, new expenses, and new responsibilities. What many Veterans don’t realize is that civilian employers often provide benefits that can help ease this transition and strengthen long-term financial confidence — if you know how to use them.

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Financial Planning

09.01.2025 By Krystel Spell

Why Being Banked Matters for Veterans

For many Veterans, managing money looks different after leaving the military. Some continue to rely on cash, money orders, or check-cashing services instead of using a bank or credit union. While that may feel familiar or convenient, staying unbanked or underbanked can come at a cost.

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Debt

08.29.2025 By Krystel Spell

Survival Mode Spending: When There’s Not Enough

When money is tight, it can feel like every dollar is already spoken for before payday even arrives. For many Veterans and transitioning service members, this reality is all too common. The shift from a steady military paycheck and allowances to the expenses of civilian life can create financial stress that feels overwhelming.

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Budget

08.28.2025 By Krystel Spell

Financial Steps for Veterans After a Layoff

Losing a job is never easy. For Veterans, the transition out of military service already comes with financial adjustments, and a layoff can make things feel even more uncertain. The good news: while this may feel overwhelming, there are steps you can take right now to protect your financial stability, reduce stress, and set yourself up for what comes next.

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banks

08.28.2025 By Krystel Spell

4 Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Bank or Credit Union

Your financial institution should be more than a place that holds your money. It should be a partner you can trust to help you reach your goals, protect your hard-earned dollars, and support you as you move forward in civilian life.

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Emergency Fund

08.01.2025 By Krystel Spell

From Uniform to Workforce: How to Build Emergency Savings Through Your Job

For many Veterans and transitioning service members, building emergency savings can be tough.

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07.11.2025 By Krystel Spell

Back-to-School with VA Support: What Chapter 31 (VR&E) Can Help You Pay For

If you’re a Veteran with a service-connected disability and heading back to school, we’ve got good news: the VA’s Chapter 31 Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) program may cover more than just tuition

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07.11.2025 By Krystel Spell

39 Practical Ways Veterans and Transitioning Service Members Can Save Money

Saving money after military service or while preparing to transition doesn’t mean living without. It means getting creative, taking advantage of what you’ve earned, and making moves that bring you closer to your goals.

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Housing

06.16.2025 By Krystel Spell

The Hidden Costs of Relocating After Military Service

So you’re separating or retiring from the military. You’ve got a job lined up (hopefully), maybe a new city in mind, and you’re ready to start your civilian life. But before you pack that last box or schedule the movers, let’s talk about what it’s really going to cost you.

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Financial Education

06.12.2025 By Krystel Spell

5 Shifts in Veteran Financial Protections & What It Means for Your Savings

At Veteran Saves, we believe that saving isn’t just about putting money aside, it’s also about having systems in place that help protect your financial progress. Recently, some of those protections have changed, and those changes can directly impact the way Veterans and military families save, borrow, and plan ahead.

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Our Partners

Partner spotlight

06.07.2024 By Walmart

Walmart

Our goal is to support veterans and military families during their service and beyond. That’s how we’ve built a culture where veterans feel they belong, with benefits for their well-being and an understanding that the skills gained in service can transfer to any job out there.

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04.24.2023 By VBBP

Veterans Benefits Banking Program (VBBP)

Veterans and their beneficiaries have more options for receiving VA benefits via direct deposit, as well as access to financial services at participating banks and credit unions.

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