Military & Reserves Financial Literacy Information for consumers.

The National Military Family Association (NMFA) is an independent, nonprofit organization that seeks to educate military families concerning the rights, benefits and services available to them, and to protect the interests of military families by influencing legislation and policies.

Assessing the Personal Financial Problems of Junior Enlisted Personnel , a 78-page paperback, can be purchased for $18 or downloaded free of charge.

The consumer educational organization, Myvesta , offers a variety of financial advice to servicemen and women, including a series of publications on such topics as how being in debt can affect a military career and the financial issues surrounding a divorce.

The InCharge Institute of America specializes in personal finance education and credit counseling. In partnership with the National Military Family Association, InCharge publishes Military Money magazine that focuses on the financial challenges faced by military families. It has a circulation of about 250,000 and is distributed free at military commissaries.

The Consumer Federation of America manages the America Saves campaign to encourage individuals and families to save and build wealth. Its message is to build wealth, not debt and that military readiness requires financial preparedness.

The Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy aims to increase the personal financial literacy of young adults. It tries to ensure that basic personal financial management skills are attained during the K-12 education experience. It is also making its Personal Finance Education Materials Clearinghouse database available to Department of Defense personal financial managers, educators and command financial specialists.

The National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) is a nonprofit private foundation dedicated to aiding all Americans in acquiring the necessary information and skills to take control of their personal finances. NEFE accomplishes its mission primarily by partnering with concerned organizations, including the AICPA, to supply financial educations to members of the public chiefly to underserved individuals whose financial education needs are not being handled by others. NEFE is giving all financial educators working for the Department of Defense access to its Web-based training program, and has partnered with the National Military Family Association to provide over 200,000 copies of the Military Family - Money and Mobility pamphlet to Service members and their families.