OK, the national title is actually "America Saves Week", but there's also a military version.

The theme is doing the financial housekeeping that you've been putting off. Their motto is "Set a Goal, Make a Plan, Save Automatically" (http://americasaves.org/blog/346-america-saves-week-february-19-26).

I've also put up a few new links on that theme, starting with the Bogleheads wiki section on military finances (http://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Military_finances).

June Walbert from USAA's "Ask June" series put up a post on military money mistakes (http://www.militarymoney.com/PayBenefits/MilitaryPay/tabid/107/itemId/2711/Default.aspx).

Terry Howell at Military.com summarizes the employer incentives behind the "Veteran's Job Corps" program (http://militaryadvantage.military.com/2012/02/vet-job-corps/).

The rest of the post is at http://the-military-guide.com/2012/02/16/america-saves-week-is-coming/ .

Here's the end of "Military Saves" week:

I added a post based on Kate Kashman's "Paycheck Chronicles" theme of "complete waste of money":

http://the-military-guide.com/2012/02/22/a-complete-waste-of-money/

Here's the short version, which admittedly is a very personally biased inventory:

1. New vehicles.

2. FuturaStone.

3. Pool slides.

4. E-readers.

5. Cell phones.

6. Newspapers & magazines.

7. Low-voltage outdoor lights.

8. Wrapping paper.

9. Holiday cards, birthday cards, special event cards.

10. Mailing boxes & envelopes.

By the way Kate does an excellent Military.com column on military pay questions & issues:

http://paycheck-chronicles.military.com/2012/01/19/ten-things-ive-bought-that-were-a-complete-waste-of-money/

Here's her latest on the Roth TSP:

http://paycheck-chronicles.military.com/2012/02/23/roth-tsp-its-coming/