By Freddy Groves
Are you taking advantage of the discounts available to you as a veteran? Discounts let you keep cash in your wallet, and there are more deals out there than you might imagine.
One of my favorites is the 10% discount from Lowe’s and Home Depot. With summer, there are always projects, always a new hardware item or tool I need, and that discount helps. As an FYI, there’s no limit to how many discounts I can get at Lowe’s, but there is an annual limit at Home Depot. (I’ve never hit it.)
There is a Bass Pro Shop discount on outdoor gear, as well as one for firearms and ammo. Look for discounts at L.L. Bean. T-Mobile will save you 40% on family
phone lines and 50% off Paramount+, which will get you new movies, sports and Showtime.
Travel, restaurants, music events, you name it, there’s a veteran discount available.
One thing to consider is how you’ll prove you’re a veteran when you try to claim your discount. Many places will just accept your VA health card. Some will want your Veteran ID card, al all states have the veteran designation on yur dirver’s license. To ge this, check your state’s requirements. You might need to show up at a DMV with a copy of your DD214 when you apply for the veteran designation. This is very handy to have, by the way, as many places will take that as proof of your veteran status.
Quite a few companies are going with SheerID as a means of proving your veteran status and getting a discount. SheerID handles identification for all types of groups, including students, first responders, seniors and veterans.
Check out SheerID as best you can, which you should always do before giving anyone your private information (support.sheerid.com/en-US/help-center). Check out their webpage
on military verification to see what documents you’d have to show. Be sure you are comfortable with it before you sign up.
