Our Mission:
The Financial Readiness Program supports Commanders
in maintaining unit financial readiness to sustain deployments by
educating and counseling with service members and families on financial
self-sufficiency.
Service Eligibility:
Program services are available to
active duty, retired, and reserve service members from all branches of
the armed forces, their eligible family members, and Department of
Defense civilian employees.
The Financial Readiness Program offers a wide
range of services to assist soldiers, family members and civilian
employees with their financial affairs. The program offers training and
counseling. The training program covers many consumer issues.
Financial Readiness helps Soldiers and families formulate a basic plan,
which provides for a comfortable lifestyle yet allows for the
opportunity to develop a sense of financial stability. We can assist in
preparing a working family spending plan. For those who are
experiencing or anticipate financial difficulties, we offer one-on-one
counseling. If you’re thinking about making a major financial decision
or purchase, we may be able to offer some guidance.
The budget counseling program can
either be self-referred or command directed. The program is designed to
help Soldiers pay off their debts by working with their creditors. If
clients are self-referred, their records are considered to be
confidential and protected.
Financial Readiness also assists
clients with consumer complaints by being an advocate for the consumer
by attempting to negotiate a workable solution between the consumer and
the vendor. Individual counseling sessions can be scheduled for advice
on any consumer issue such as making a major purchase, bankruptcy or
starting an IRA to name a few.
The Financial Readiness Program is designed to
educate Soldiers on their rights as consumers. The goal is to
enlighten Soldiers and their families on procedures used in business,
business transactions they should stay away from and how to know when
they are being taken advantage of.
Consumer Affairs is designed to inform Soldiers about their rights as
consumers; assist with consumer and product related complaints; and
increases their ability to perform as an informed consumer. We also
provide the latest information from the Wisconsin Attorney General’s
Office on Lawsuits and Settlements reached on behalf of Wisconsin
consumers.
It is highly recommended you
call for an appointment, to ensure you are eligible for services and a
counselor is readily available to assist you.