Farmer’s market season is upon us, and a variety of summer fruits and vegetables will be hitting the shelves. The hot topic with this influx of seasonal produce is whether to buy organic or conventional.
The OneOp Personal Finance team held a webinar, Spouse Employment and Family Financial Readiness, in April. The webinar speaker, C. Eddy Mentzer from the Department of Defense (DoD), who is a military spouse himself, discussed military spouse career and education opportunities and various employment resources available from the DoD.
As far as safety aspects go for everyone, including those within the LGBTQ+ community, we at OneOp have recently been looking more into the research around safety within relationships along with dating abuse, domestic violence, and family violence. One of the key organizations we’ve come across that share resources and support on dating, healthy relationships, personal safety, and helping others is called Love Is Respect.
As service providers who work with service members from a broad array of racial and ethnic backgrounds, ages, genders, and income levels, it is important for Personal Financial Managers (PFMs), Extension educators, and others to understand the impact of social justice on their work and the families they serve.
Personal finance research informs high-quality financial education briefings, publications, and 1:1 financial counseling with clients. Below are findings and implications for practice from four recent studies:
As military service members and military families, the clients and community you serve face particular experiences unique to their status as military service members. From moving every few years due to Permanent Changes of Station (PCS) to the possibility of being impacted by Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) to service members being gone on assignment (Deployment or Temporary Duty Travel), the support you offer every day within the safe space of your care is invaluable to the success and wellness of the adults, children, and families you see. Below are some highlights of resources for your work with military-connected clients.
By Barbara O’Neill, Ph.D., CFP®, [email protected] In March 2022, the Federal Reserve approved a 0.25% interest rate hike, its first increase since December 2018. As interest rates continue to rise, it is important for military families to plan ahead, especially those with variable-rate debt and those looking to make large…
This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Office of Military Family Readiness Policy, U.S. Department of Defense under Award Number 2023-48770-41333.
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