Webinar Resources | 2025 Military Personal Finance Year in Review
OneOp Resources
- Building Recovery Capital with Military Families | Webinar https://oneop.org/learn/160073/
- Flexible Spending Accounts I Tools for Service Members | Webinar https://oneop.org/learn/160112/
- FinTech: Navigating Regulations and Risks in Financial Counseling | Webinar https://oneop.org/learn/160102/
- Launching Leaders: Preparing Military-Connected Teens for Adulthood | Webinar https://oneop.org/learn/160097/
- Leveraging PowerPay: An Extension Tool for Debt Management | Webinar https://oneop.org/learn/160065/
- Military Spouse Residency, Relocations, and Tax Considerations | Webinar https://oneop.org/learn/160093/
- Supporting Military Couples Through Employment and Financial Transitions | Webinar https://oneop.org/learn/160120/
- Understanding Financial Uncertainty and Military Suicide Risk | Webinar https://oneop.org/learn/160089/
- Why Everyone’s Talking About SOFAs (And No, Not the Furniture Kind) | Blog Post https://oneop.org/2025/05/14/why-everyones-talking-about-sofas-and-no-not-the-furniture-kind/
- 2026 Tax Updates: What Service Providers Need to Know | Webinar https://oneop.org/learn/160122/
External Resources
- American Community Survey (ACS) | https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs.html
- Basic Allowance for Housing | Rate Lookup Tool https://www.travel.dod.mil/Allowances/Basic-Allowance-for-Housing/BAH-Rate-Lookup/
- CFPB | Auto Lending to Servicemembers https://www.consumerfinance.gov/data-research/research-reports/auto-lending-to-servicemembers/
- CFPB | CFPB Reaches Settlement with FirstCash, Inc. and Its Subsidiaries for Military Lending Act Violations Article https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-reaches-settlement-with-firstcash-inc-and-its-subsidiaries-for-military-lending-act-violations/
- CFPB | Research Reveals Heavy Buy Now, Pay Later Use Among Borrowers with High Credit Balances and Multiple Pay-in-Four Loans https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-research-reveals-heavy-buy-now-pay-later-use-among-borrowers-with-high-credit-balances-and-multiple-pay-in-four-loans/
- CFPB | The Buy Now, Pay Later Market https://www.consumerfinance.gov/data-research/research-reports/the-buy-now-pay-later-market/
- Command Financial Specialists Training Schedules https://ffr.cnic.navy.mil/Family-Readiness/Fleet-And-Family-Support-Program/Work-and-Family-Life/Personal-Finances/Command-Financial-Specialists-Training-Schedules/
- Department of War Learning Resource Library: https://militarypay.defense.gov/lrl/
- Department of War | DOD Launches Child Care Expansion Initiative, Provides More Options to Military Families https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4212503/dod-launches-child-care-expansion-initiative-provides-more-options-to-military/
- DFAS | Basic Needs Allowance – What is it? https://www.dfas.mil/MilitaryMembers/payentitlements/bna/
- FAFSA: IDR Plan Court Actions: Impact on Borrowers | https://studentaid.gov/announcements-events/idr-court-actions
- FAFSA One Big Beautiful Bill Act Updates https://studentaid.gov/announcements-events/big-updates
- FINRED | FC Program Guide here: https://finred.usalearning.gov/assets/downloads/FINRED-PFC-G.pdf
- FINRED Homepage: https://finred.usalearning.gov/
- FINRED newsletter sign up https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDODFINRED/subscriber/new
- FINRED | Sign up for the Military Financial Readiness eNews: https://finred.usalearning.gov/ePublications
- Fourteenth Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation, Infographic | https://militarypay.defense.gov/Portals/3/QRMC-Infographic_508.pdf
- Fourteenth Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation| Infographic – Dual Income Households | https://militarypay.defense.gov/Portals/3/QRMC-Dual-Income%20HH%20Infographic-508.pdf
- Fourteenth Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation, Vol 1 | https://militarypay.defense.gov/Portals/3/Documents/QRMC_14_Vol1_final_web.pdf?ver=p14Ni7eKXPoL2HFr5S_XQA%3d%3d
- Fourteenth Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation, Vol 2 | https://militarypay.defense.gov/Portals/3/Documents/QRMC-14-Vol_2_final_web.pdf?ver=q03w_3txYXqJ2QzyIZvyhw%3d%3d
- Fourteenth Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation, Vol 3| https://militarypay.defense.gov/Portals/3/Documents/QRMC-14-Vol_3_final_web2.pdf?ver=63eW7qloPiVfBC2CSGscKw%3d%3d
- Fourteenth Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation, Vol 4 | https://militarypay.defense.gov/Portals/3/Documents/QRMC-14-Vol_4_final_web.pdf?ver=u4eVhtieY94qcoRURQbudA%3d%3d
- FSA FEDS Home page: FSAFEDS.gov
- Federal Trade Commission | Fixing Your Credit and Avoiding Scams https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/fixing-your-credit-faqs
- Federal Trade Commission | Military Consumer Toolkit https://www.militaryconsumer.gov/toolkit
- Federal Trade Commission | Stolen funds for the holidays: Spot this military bank scam https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2025/12/stolen-funds-holidays-spot-military-bank-scam
- Federal Trade Commission | Buy Now, Pay Later, Rent-to-Own, Lease-to-Own, and Layaway https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/buy-now-pay-later-rent-own-lease-own-and-layaway
- Housing and Rental Information for 2025 Source: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/acs-1-year-estimates.html
- Insights from the Active-Duty Spouse Survey At a Glance | https://download.militaryonesource.mil/12038/MOS/Infographic/2024-the-military-spouse-at-a-glance-infographic.pdf
- Insights from the Active-Duty Spouse Survey Report | https://download.militaryonesource.mil/12038/MOS/Presentations/2024-active-duty-spouse-survey-full-briefing.pdf
- Justice.gov | Office of Public Affairs Press Release: Jacksonville Property Management Company to Pay Compensation and Penalties for Imposing Unlawful Charges on U.S. Military Servicemembers https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/jacksonville-property-management-company-pay-compensation-and-penalties-imposing-unlawful
- Memorandum for Secretaries of the Military Departments https://finred.usalearning.gov/assets/downloads/ASDMRA_MEMORANDUM_24FEB2025.pdf
- Memorandum for Senior Pentagon Leadership Commanders of the Combat Commands Defense Agency and DOD Field Activity Directors (May 20, 2025) https://media.defense.gov/2025/May/20/2003719625/-1/-1/1/MEMORANDUM-DIRECTING-IMMEDIATE-MODIFICATIONS-TO-THE-PERSONAL-PROPERTY-PROGRAM.PDF
- Military Consumer | Sign Up For the Military Consumer Blog and Spot Scams https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USFTCMCPD/subscriber/qualify?op=Sign+up+for+Mil+Consumer+Blog&topic_id=USFTCMCPD_1
- Military OneSource | Military Installations https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/
- Military OneSource | Military Spouse Employment Partnership https://myseco.militaryonesource.mil/portal/topic/find-a-job
- Military OneSource | My Career Advancement Account Scholarship program https://www.militaryonesource.mil/benefits/mycaa-scholarship-program/
- Military OneSource | Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program https://myseco.militaryonesource.mil/portal/
- Military OneSource | The Nutrition Readiness toolkit https://www.militaryonesource.mil/leaders-service-providers/food-finances-housing/
- Military Spouse Income Taxation Under SCRA, Timeline of Changes I FINRED https://finred.usalearning.gov/assets/downloads/SCRA-Timeline-of-Changes-FINAL.pdf
- MilSpouse Money Mission Home Page https://www.milspousemoneymission.org/
- New York Fed Consumer Credit Panel | Household Debt And Credit https://www.newyorkfed.org/microeconomics/hhdc/background.html
- One, Big, Beautiful Bill provisions I IRS https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/one-big-beautiful-bill-provisions
- Servicemembers Group Life Insurance (SGLI) Premiums Lowered |VA.gov
- Thrift Savings Plan: L Funds. L2025 merged into L Income (July 2025) and addition of L2075 (June 2025) https://www.tsp.gov/funds-lifecycle/l-2075/
- The median monthly owner costs for U.S. homeowners with a mortgage | https://www.census.gov/glossary/?term=Selected+Monthly+Owner+Costs
- Trump Accounts | https://trumpaccounts.gov/
- TSP Contribution Types https://www.tsp.gov/making-contributions/contribution-types/
- TSP Limits for 2026 https://www.tsp.gov/making-contributions/contribution-limits/
- TSP Roth in Plan Conversions https://www.tsp.gov/making-contributions/traditional-and-roth-contributions/roth-in-plan-conversions/
- TSP Traditional conversion to ROTH in 2026 https://www.tsp.gov/plan_news/2025-09-05-roth-in-plan-conversions-coming-to-the-tsp-in-january-2026/
- U.S Department of War: Hegseth Directs Changes to Address Shortfalls in Household Movement System Article https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4196075/hegseth-directs-changes-to-address-shortfalls-in-household-movement-system/
- VA | VA Life insurance premiums discounted for service members, spouses and Veterans Article https://news.va.gov/140767/life-insurance-premiums-discounted-for-service-members-spouses-and-veterans/
- War Department | 2026 Basic Allowance for Housing https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4357076/department-of-war-releases-2026-basic-allowance-for-housing-rates/
- Working With State Policymakers to Support Military Families I U.S. DOD https://download.militaryonesource.mil/StatePolicy/pdfs/2026/2026StatePolicyPriorities-OnePager.pdf
Citations
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- Field, H. & Smith, M. (2025, November 20). Youth financial education sentiments and trends [Conference presentation]. Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education 2025 Symposium, Glendale, AZ, United States.
- FPB. (2025, January 29). CFPB finds servicemembers pay more in auto lending market. https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/cfpb-finds-servicemembers-pay-more-in-auto-lending-market/
- Huff, N., O’Neill, B., Gillen, M., & Jowers, K. (2025, July). Looking back to plan ahead: A thematic analysis of a decade of personal finance year-in-review webinars. Journal of Personal Finance, 24(1), 96-107.
- IRS. (2025, November). One, Big, Beautiful Bill provisions. https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/one-big-beautiful-bill-provisions
- IRS. (2025, December 2). Treasury, IRS issue guidance on Trump Accounts established under the Working Families Tax Cuts; notice announces upcoming regulations. https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/treasury-irs-issue-guidance-on-trump-accounts-established-under-the-working-families-tax-cuts-notice-announces-upcoming-regulations
- Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF). (2025). Live dashboard. https://www.ngpf.org/live-us-dashboard/
- Office of People Analytics. (2025, May) 2024 Survey of active duty spouses. https://download.militaryonesource.mil/12038/MOS/Presentations/2024-active-duty-spouse-survey-key-findings.pdf
- O’Neal, C. W., Lucier-Greer, M., & Okamoto, R. M. (2025) Family financial socialization and financial capabilities of the U.S. military service members: Do demographics matter? Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 36(1), 123-137. https://doi.org/10.1891/JFCP-2023-0104
- Peterson, C., O’Neal, C. W., & Lucier-Greer, M. (2025) Service members’ couple finances: An examination of financial anxiety, financial decision-making, and agreement on spending and relationship outcomes. Journal of Family and Economic Issues 46(2):545-557. DOI:10.1007/s10834-025-10043-x
- U.S. Department of Defense. (2025). Annual Report on the Financial Literacy and Preparedness of Members of the Armed Forces – Results from the 2023 Status of Forces Survey. https://finred.usalearning.gov/assets/downloads/FINRED-2025-FinancialLiteracy-R.pdf
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