Take the "Saver Pledge"

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England – David Crimm, certified financial counselor, and Charlotte Ashfold, Community Bank representative, setup informational booths at the RAFL Base Exchange to kick-off Military Saves Week Feb. 25, 2013. Military Saves is a campaign that encourages military families to start planning for the future by pledging to save money. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Mancha)

Take the "Saver Pledge"

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England – Airman 1st Class Elisabeth Park (right)and Senior Airman Samantha Amorine, 48th Medical Surgical Squadron aerospace medical technicians, receive financial managment information from Charlotte Ashfold, Community Bank representative, during Military Saves Week Feb. 25, 2013. RAFL Airman and Family Readiness Center and Community Bank setup informational booths around base to encourage military families to start saving. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Mancha)

Take the "Saver Pledge"

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England – Maj. Sean Martin, 48th Inpatient Care Squadron medical multi-service unit flight commander, and his wife Jackie sign the “Saver Pledge” during Military Saves Week Feb. 25, 2013. The RAFL Airman and Family Readiness Center and Community Bank setup informational booths around base to encourage military families to take the pledge and start saving money each month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Mancha)

Military Saves Week: take the pledge

Published Feb. 26, 2013
By Staff Sgt. Stephanie Mancha
48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England - -- You took the pledge to serve your country, now take the pledge to save money. Start small, think big.

Military Saves Week is running from Feb. 25 through March 1. The Royal Air Force Lakenheath Airman and Family Readiness Center and other base agencies are setting up informational booths around the base that will provide financial workshops to help people build wealth, get rid of debt and plan for retirement.

Military Saves is part of Department of Defense's Financial Readiness Campaign, encouraging military families to start planning for the future by saving money each month.

Military Saves persuades service members, their families and civilian employees to take the "Saver Pledge," a promise to oneself to start or continue saving money.

RAF Lakenheath A&FRC is holding a series of financial classes to help Airmen start saving, planning and investing. A certified financial planner will also be available starting Feb. 25 through March 8 to help with financial issues. To sign up for any class or schedule a personal financial consultation, call the A&FRC at 226-3847.

For more information about Military Saves Week, visit www.militarysaves.org