The Financial Readiness Program offers information, education and counseling to enhance your abilities to manage money and invest in your future. ⚠Fort Belvoir Army Community Service Center is your resource for information on money matters. We can help you better understand financial topics like:

    Military pay
    Checkbook/debit card management
    Financial responsibility
    Credit reporting
    Debt elimination strategies
    Saving
    Investing
    Budgeting

Fort Belvoir Army Community Service Center also has Financial Counselors available for advice, guidance, and support. In times of emotional distress, figuring out what to do about finances can create a heavy burden. Survivor Outreach Services Financial Counselors provide professional financial information and services in areas such as investing, estate planning, tax issues, and basic budgeting. Our Financial Counselors will be there when you need them, for as long as you need them. They are committed to assisting you in creating your financial security and ensuring you receives the necessary information to make sound financial decisions.

For more information about how the⚠ Financial Readiness Program can help you, contact your the Fort Belvoir Army Community Service Center at (571) 231-7025.

Credit Reports and Understanding Credit

More than 25% of credit reports have serious errors. These errors will impact your ability to take out a loan or significantly increase the interest rate you pay, restrict employment opportunities, affect your security clearance, determine how much security deposit is required for utilities, rent etc. The Fair Credit Reporting Act requires each of the three major consumer reporting companies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 months.

Financial Planning

Money does matter! Living paycheck to paycheck leaves little breathing room. Budget your money and you'll see where you can cut back and begin building emergency funds.

Where Are You Financially?

Analyzing your spending habits will allow you to see where your money is going, enable you to institute changes, and prevent you from making a financial commitment before you are ready. No matter what your results are, financial counseling is FREE at the Fort Belvoir Army Community Service Center and can assist you in finding solutions that will benefit you, your family, and your career.

Resources

Savings

⚠IRS Tax Estimator (Don't Overpay Tax)

⚠Service Members Civil Relief Act

⚠Saving and Investing

Banking

⚠Is My Bank FDIC Insured?

Taxes

⚠Free Tax Assistance

⚠States that Exempt Military from State Income Tax

⚠IRS Tax Estimator