Before You Take Off: Financial Planning for Deployment (FEB 2013) 1 Before You Take Off: Financial Planning for Deployment Facilitator’s Name Date
Before You Take Off: Financial Planning for Deployment (FEB 2013) 2 Identify documents important to effective financial planning for deployment. Discuss the importance of having a financial management plan during deployment. Objectives
Before You Take Off: Financial Planning for Deployment (FEB 2013) 3 Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) ID Cards Will and Living Will Beneficiaries on accounts Powers of Attorney (POA) Update Important Documents
Before You Take Off: Financial Planning for Deployment (FEB 2013) 4 Spending Plan INCOME –Wages/Salary –Alimony –Child Support –Retirement income –Social Security EXPENSES –Savings/Emergency –Food –Housing –Utilities –Transportation –Insurances –Clothing
Before You Take Off: Financial Planning for Deployment (FEB 2013) 5 Basic Pay BAH, BAS, Per Diem Family Separation Pay Incentive or Special Pay Hostile Fire/ Imminent Danger Pay Combat Zone Tax Exemption Know Your Income
Before You Take Off: Financial Planning for Deployment (FEB 2013) 6 Check your Leave and Earnings Statement (LES)
Before You Take Off: Financial Planning for Deployment (FEB 2013) 7 Regular Expenses ‒ Rent/Mortgage ‒ Utilities ‒ Transportation ‒ Insurance ‒ Savings ‒ Debt Payments Anticipate Expenses Deployment Expenses – Uniforms – Storage Fees – Packages/Stamps – Child care/Maid Service – Meals away from home
Before You Take Off: Financial Planning for Deployment (FEB 2013) 8 Financial arrangements – Financial Caretaker – Direct Deposit – Allotments – Automatic bill pay Taxes – Automatic 60-Day filing Extension – 180-Day Automatic Combat Zone Extension – POA or Spouse –Help (FREE tax preparation or questions) Develop a Plan
Before You Take Off: Financial Planning for Deployment (FEB 2013) 9 Savings Emergency savings Revolving savings Long-term savings –Saving Deposit Program –Thrift Savings Plan
Before You Take Off: Financial Planning for Deployment (FEB 2013) 10 Service Members’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) Family Service Members’ Group Life Insurance (FSGLI) Traumatic Injury Protection Under Service Members' Group Life Insurance (TSGLI) Insurance
Before You Take Off: Financial Planning for Deployment (FEB 2013) 11 Credit Bureaus: Equifax – Experian – TransUnion – Register an “active duty alert” Order your free credit reports at Protect Your Identity
Before You Take Off: Financial Planning for Deployment (FEB 2013) 12 Things to Do
Before You Take Off: Financial Planning for Deployment (FEB 2013) 13 Identify documents important to effective financial planning for deployment. Discuss the importance of having a financial management plan during deployment. Objectives
Before You Take Off: Financial Planning for Deployment (FEB 2013) 14 Before You Take Off: Financial Planning for Deployment Facilitator’s Name Date The Department of Defense YRRP adapted this briefing from the Army Community Service (ACS) Mobilization and Deployment Program