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 all those young adults will join the military. They also have another new life project: building a credit score. A few of these servicemembers are … [Read more...] about How To Build Your Credit Score After Joining The Military
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More Answers from USAA Social Exchange 2014
My last post on the USAA Social Exchange conference answered most of your big questions. This post will finish the Q&A, and then I'll write one more post about the conference. USAA is improving its existing programs and working on several new initiatives. Disclaimer This is the part where I let you know that I have a business relationship … [Read more...] about More Answers from USAA Social Exchange 2014
Reduce Your Driving Risks After Deployment
Would you like USAA to pay you $25 to take their driving assessment? They want to hear from members who are on active duty or in the Reserves (or their spouses), or who have retired or separated within the last six months. You must have returned from an overseas deployment in the last six months. The full list of requirements is at USAA's … [Read more...] about Reduce Your Driving Risks After Deployment
USAA Auto Circle: An Online Service To Help Buy Or Sell A Car
Introducing The USAA Car Buying Service. USAA's Auto Circle List Your Car Additional Features of USAA's Auto Circle One of the most critical steps you can take toward financial independence is minimizing the cost of the big purchases -- like homes and vehicles. Buying economical vehicles and maintaining them for their entire service … [Read more...] about USAA Auto Circle: An Online Service To Help Buy Or Sell A Car
Coming Soon: New USAA Brokerage Services
[Note: anyone can sign up for an account with USAA's investment products, and you do not have to be a USAA member. Their website says "Our focus always has been and remains the military community, but USAA investment products are available to the general public."] USAA's investment services will soon get even better: they're adding a new … [Read more...] about Coming Soon: New USAA Brokerage Services
Insurance for a young adult
. My all-time favorite reader asked these questions: So USAA dropped off a bunch of ROTC-specific ad campaigns, including one on renter's insurance. It reminded me that, especially with a new college ring, it was definitely time for renter's insurance. I did the quote setup with USAA and figured out the value of my uniforms, jewelry, … [Read more...] about Insurance for a young adult
USAA and membership growth
I received a great comment on an older post about USAA. As I answered it I realized that I'd written an entire new post in the subject, so I'll just put up the answer here and link back to the other post. I'll also add in feedback from USAA's staff. Here's the entire comment before I break it down to answer individual points: I’ve been a member … [Read more...] about USAA and membership growth
USAA’s savings goals and 529 plan calculators
USAA has offered their "savings goals" calculator since January, but they've recently expanded it for students & parents. They've released a very detailed education savings planning tool that greatly simplifies the data crunching and the fund selection. The Education Savings Planner is part of their Goals Planning Tool at … [Read more...] about USAA’s savings goals and 529 plan calculators
USAA’s retirement planner and financial goal-planning tools
USAA just rolled out a new set of planning tools for retirement and savings goals. Zack Gipson, USAA's VP of Wealth and Retirement Planning, gave me beta-tester access to their server and then answered my interview questions. These tools are worth a look-- especially if you don't enjoy using retirement planners. You're in for a pleasant … [Read more...] about USAA’s retirement planner and financial goal-planning tools
Joining NFCU, PenFed, and USAA (part 2 of 2)
If you're on this page from a search engine or an outside link then you might want to read the previous post about joining Navy Federal Credit Union and Pentagon Federal Credit Union. They're two of America's largest credit unions with great rates on savings & mortgages. The last post also introduced USAA, a Fortune 500 corporation and one … [Read more...] about Joining NFCU, PenFed, and USAA (part 2 of 2)
