'Military Saves' Campaign Battles Debt

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'Military Saves' Campaign Battles Debt
February 05, 2009
Air Force Print News|by SSgt. Jon Soucy

ANDREWS AFB, Md. – Servicemembers have been lulled into a false sense of financial security by marketing campaigns that encourage them to overspend.

It’s a real David vs. Goliath battle that Air Force Chaplain (Maj.) Sarah Shirley is all too familiar with.

“We’re this little guy with a slingshot up against this big giant and we’re saying, ‘save money, don’t take out that other loan, buy a used car.’”

This is just some of the advice offered by the Military Saves campaign, which helps military members change their spending habits to achieve financial independence.

The campaign, which launched throughout the Department of Defense in 2007, is a financial readiness campaign designed to persuade and encourage servicemembers and their families to reduce their personal debt and save money.


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