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Office of Work-Life Programs -
Personal Financial Management Program
(PFMP)
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Current Announcements
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Who is Eligible for this Program?
The PFMP is available to the following members of the Coast Guard:
- Active Duty, Select Reservists, and their family members
- Civil Service employees
- Exchange System and MWR employees
Purpose of Program
According to the National Financial Capability Study – Military Survey – Executive Summary (2010), “Financial problems also can have a direct impact on military readiness. Military personnel, who experience serious financial problems can lose their security clearance, face criminal sanctions or be discharged from the military”. The PFMP is responsible for ensuring the necessary financial information and resources are available to Coast Guard personnel and their family members to prevent these situations and others from happening.
Program Confidentiality
Discussions of individual personal finances are
confidential.
Services and Resources Available
- Employee Assistance Program Coordinator (EAPC)
EAPC's are located on the Work-Life Staff at each Health Safety and Work-Life Regional Practice (HSWL-RP). EAPC's can assist you with obtaining resources to assist with financial issues, and with any problems that may accompany those difficulties. Information on contacting your EAPC is provided below. - CG SUPRT –
www.CGSUPRT.com or
1-855-CG SUPRT (247-8778)
- NEW - Effective 1 August 2012, CG SUPRT will offer all eligible Coast Guard Personnel enhanced personal financial management services. The program provides one-on-one Money Coaching, a personalized website with helpful tools and calculators, twice a month webinars, and more!
- Please visit www.CGSUPRT.com and click “Personal Financial Management” under Quick Links for more information.
- CG SUPRT PFMP Basic Overview Flyer
- CG SUPRT PFMP
FAQs
Related Web Sites
The following web sites provide information related to PFMP -
DISCLAIMER: Links to non-federal entities are
provided as an administrative convenience. The Coast Guard cannot and does
not endorse any of the linked non-federal entities, their products, or their
services
- Budgeting/Saving:
- Military Saves - Military Saves is a social marketing campaign to persuade, motivate, and encourage military families to save money every month, and to convince leaders and organizations to be aggressive in promoting automatic savings.
- Spendster - Face it: you’ve made some lousy purchases. But don’t worry; you’re not the only one. Spendster recognizes that everyone has a junk drawer or garage full of stuff they never use or a spending habit they just can’t break. That’s why Spendster has created a safe haven for you to clear the air about what’s cluttering your life or draining your wallet.
- Debt & Credit Assistance
- National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) - A great site for useful information and services related to debt management. NFCC is the nation's largest and longest serving national nonprofit credit counseling organization. Coast Guard Mutual Assistance has long partnered with NFCC and will pay reasonable fees for counseling services provided by their member agencies, Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS) offices, nation-wide. To find a CCCS office near you go to www.debtadvice.org/TakeTheFirstStep/locator.cfm or call 1-800-388-2227.
- Incharge Debt Solutions - Military Debt Relief - InCharge Debt Solutions recognizes that service members from all branches of the US military face the same financial challenges confronting many Americans, greatly compounded by the nature of military service where “mobility” is a reality of life. InCharge is a leading nonprofit organization which has brought debt relief to over a million struggling Americans, and we’ve developed tools and alliances to bring specialized help to military families struggling with debt overload and the unique challenges of military life.
- Consumer Awareness/Affairs:
- Better Business Bureau (BBB) Coast Guard Line - A Coast Guard Qualified Organization, encourages Coast Guard personnel (including Reservists), retirees, and their family members to use the free consumer services and materials offered by BBB, as well as to partner with their local BBBs. BBB is proud to work with the Coast Guard Office of Work-Life to improve the financial readiness of Coast Guardsmen and their families.
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) - The consumer bureau is working to give consumers the information they need to understand the terms of their agreements with financial companies. Like a neighborhood cop on the beat, the CFPB supervises banks, credit unions, and other financial companies, and we will enforce Federal consumer financial laws.
- Investing/Retirement:
- my Retirement paycheck - Explore your retirement decisions. Gives you information to assist in making wise decisions that will make your resources go further so you can enjoy greater financial well-being in retirement.
- SaveAndInvest.org - Unbiased financial tools and information for military families and all investors from the FINRA Foundation.
- Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) - The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) is a retirement savings and investment plan for Federal employees and members of the uniformed services, including the Ready Reserve. It was established by Congress in the Federal Employees' Retirement System Act of 1986 and offers the same types of savings and tax benefits that many private corporations offer their employees under 401(k) plans.
Point of Contact
Please contact the EAPC on your
Regional Work-Life Staff
at 1-800-872-4957. If additional assistance is needed, please
contact the Headquarters Family Support Services Specialist, Ms.
Mitchia (Shay) D. Tull-Cook at
HQS-SMB-FamilySupportServices@uscg.mil.
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