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100% Free Financial Education for the Military Community
Get The Edge on Your Finances
Advice for Veterans is proud to partner with GoVA to connect the military community with The Edge, an interactive financial education platform with personalized learning paths, courses, calculators, planning tools, and more across 100+ money topics. Access is 100% free for eligible service members, Veterans, and military or Veteran spouses through GoVA.
No credit card required. Free access is provided through GoVA.
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100% Free
Free access for eligible Active Duty service members, Veterans, and military or Veteran spouses.
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100+ Money Topics
Courses, calculators, planning tools, and educational resources across more than 100 financial topics.
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Personalized Learning
A financial assessment helps tailor learning paths to each user's goals, needs, and knowledge level.
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Advertising-Free
An unbiased, advertising-free financial education environment.
The Basics
What is The Edge?
An interactive financial education hub built by GoVA to help military families learn, plan, and make more confident money decisions.
The Edge is an interactive financial education platform created by GoVA. It includes courses, calculators, planning tools, and other resources across more than 100 money topics, all designed specifically for the military community.
Unlike a static resource library, The Edge uses a financial assessment to personalize the experience. GoVA says the platform builds each member a learning path based on financial goals, pain points, and current financial literacy, helping users focus on the material most relevant to their situation.
The platform is available at no cost to eligible service members, Veterans, and military or Veteran spouses through GoVA. No credit card is required to join.
Eligibility
Who Can Use The Edge?
GoVA offers free access to eligible members of the military community and their families.
Former service members looking for accessible financial education resources.
Eligible Guard members can access The Edge at no cost.
Reservists are included in the free The Edge offering.
Military and Veteran spouses are also included.
Inside The Edge
Tools Built to Make Financial Learning More Useful
The Edge combines personalized education with interactive tools designed to help users apply what they learn.
Personalized Learning
A financial assessment helps build a learning path around your goals, challenges, and current knowledge level.
Courses & Tools
Explore multimedia courses, budgeting tools, calculators, planning resources, activities, and quizzes.
Money Mindfulness
The platform also includes exercises, meditations, and techniques focused on reducing money-related stress.
Getting Started
How to Sign Up
GoVA says joining The Edge takes just a few clicks and does not require a credit card.
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Open The Edge registration page
Use the official GoVA registration button on this page to begin the signup process.
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Complete registration
Follow GoVA's steps to create your account and complete any required military-status verification.
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Start using The Edge
Once your access is active, begin exploring your personalized learning path, courses, calculators, and tools.
Free Access for the Military Community
Ready to Join The Edge?
Eligible service members, Veterans, and military or Veteran spouses can access The Edge 100% free through GoVA.
Join The Edge Free →
No credit card required. Registration is completed through GoVA.
Learn more about GoVA
The Edge is operated by GoVA. Advice for Veterans provides this page to help eligible users learn about and access the resource. GoVA controls platform access, eligibility verification, content, scholarship availability, and program terms. GoVA is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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