Ohio 529 CollegeAdvantage believes that all types of savings are critical for your family’s overall financial success, 
especially as families transition from the military to a civilian life. This is why we are a proud supporter of the 2026 Veterans Saves Week, which runs from Monday, Nov. 16 through Thursday, Nov. 19. This year’s theme is “Start Where You Are. Build What’s Next.”
Veterans Save Week, formerly Military Saves Week, is a program hosted by America Saves. Since 2007, America Saves has motivated and encouraged individuals and households to develop good saving habits and build a better financial future. America Saves is an organization, managed by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and dedicated to helping individuals save money, reduce household debt, and build wealth.
Participants are encouraged to take the Veterans Saves Pledge to set short-term savings goals, like building an emergency fund, and long-term goals, like saving for retirement or their children’s future education. Additionally, participants can learn techniques on how to boost their financial education to shape their savings strategies and how best to save as a family.
Veterans Saves Week will focus on a different theme each day. The schedule is:
- Monday, Nov. 16: Start Where You Are
- Tuesday, Nov. 17: Building With The Right Support
- Wednesday, Nov. 18: When Life Changes Your Money Matters
- Thursday, Nov. 19: The Real Cost of Housing After Service
In partnership with Veterans Saves, Veterans Benefits Banking offers free financial counseling for veterans and their families.
Veterans Saves also provides a list of organizations that offer emergency assistance and crisis support to veterans and their loved ones.
Like all participating organizations, Ohio 529 encourages you and your family to set a financial goal together, build a plan to achieve it, and then save automatically. When you save as a family and everyone is on board the budgeting plan, there are no limits to what you can achieve together. Ohio 529 also has some suggestions for how you can teach your children about money and saving.
If one of your long-term savings goals is paying for your children’s college or career training, visit Ohio 529 CollegeAdvantage to learn more about the benefits of saving in a 529 plan. These include tax-free earning, tax-free withdrawals for qualified higher education expenses at four-year colleges and universities, two-year community colleges, trade, technical or vocational schools, and certificate and credential programs that have a Federal School Code on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). 529 plans can also be to pay for certain costs at apprenticeship programs registered with the Secretary of Labor’s National Apprenticeships Act. Here’s how you can use your GI Bill in conjunction with a 529 account.
The State of Ohio also offers many resources in support of veterans. The Ohio Department Of Veteran Services is great place to start for guidance on benefits, jobs and education, and other resources. If you are active in the military or are a veteran, here is how to find your County Veteran Service offices and commissioners. Also, the Ohio Department of Higher Education lists the available education opportunities for veterans and active service members.
Learn, plan, and start for as little as $25 today at CollegeAdvantage.
