Session Three

Financial Health

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4. Financial well-being

Financial issues rank among the most stressful lifestyle concerns for veterans and their families.

Military veterans who report having relatively minor financial problems, such as bouncing a check or going over their credit limit, are four times more likely to become homeless within the next year than veterans without such problems

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• 17% of veterans report it took them take over a year to find a job.

• 49% have less than $5,000 in savings

• 55% of military spouses identify as “underemployed”

• 51% of employed military spouses earned less than $20,000 in 2016

  We will talk about financial education and managing money, finding employment and related resources available to veterans.

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- All sessions are free and all are welcome -