Personal Financial Management

Sound personal financial management provides freedom of choice for service members and their family members. Through information and referral, education and training and financial counseling the Personal Financial Management program address the financial education needs of service members and their families and addresses the Navy-Air Force’s need to keep personnel focused on mission readiness.

The program supports commanders in maintaining unit financial readiness while assisting Service members and families to achieve self-sufficiency and long-term financial stability.

Services include:

  • Budgeting and debt management
  • Review credit reports and scores
  • Investing and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
  • Preparing for major life events such as deployments, divorce, marriage, large purchases, etc.
  • Identifying Predatory Payday Loans
  • Preventing identity theft
  • Establishing a spending plan
  • Financial Planning for Retirement

Personal Financial Management Resources:

The following resources are available online through the APAN Community for JBAB MFSC:

  • Banking and Financial Services
  • Car Buying Strategies
  • Consumer Awareness
  • Credit Management
  • Developing Your Spending Plan
  • Family Financial Planning
  • Financial Planning for Deployment
  • Gambling Awareness
  • Home Buying
  • How to Survive the Holidays Financially
  • Marriage and Money
  • Military Pay Issues
  • Money and the Move
  • Paying for College
  • Paying off your Student Loans
  • Planning for Retirement
  • Raising Financially Fit Kids
  • Renting
  • Saving and Investing
  • Smart Transition Planning
  • Survivor Benefit Plan
  • The Thrift Savings Plan
  • Your Insurance Needs