The topics would include things like saving, investing, debt, credit, leasing versus buying, managing student loan debt, and retirement plans.
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When state Rep. Anthony Hartsook was a commander in the U.S. Army, he’d see soldiers try to explain why their checks bounced at the PX or Army store.
“They go, well, I have a credit card, right? I have checks in my checkbook … They just simply didn’t understand.”