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Hello and welcome to TreasuryDirect.

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Let's talk about purchasing Savings Bonds.

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The first thing to keep in mind is that
you will need a TreasuryDirect account

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since the Treasury no longer issues
paper Savings Bonds.

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Once you have established
your TreasuryDirect account,

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you will navigate to the BuyDirect tab.

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On the BuyDirect page,

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you will see a listing of the eight
different Securities we offer.

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If you want more information
about the different types,

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click the Learn More about Security Types
link at the top of the screen.

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The two Savings Bonds options are Series
EE and the Series I.

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Once you have selected the Security type
you wish to purchase,

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click the round radio button next to it
and then click Submit.

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In the Registration Section,
you can choose a registration

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from the dropdown
or add a new registration.

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The Purchase Information section
allows you to select the purchase amount.

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This can be as low as $25
and as high as $10,000.

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Keep in mind that you are allowed
to purchase up to $10,000

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per calendar year
under your Social Security Number

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for both the Series EE and the Series I.

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If you have more questions on purchase
limits, click on the Learn

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More about Purchase Limitations
link on the screen.

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You can also choose the source of funds
for your purchase,

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either the bank account you connected
to your TreasuryDirect account

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or from your 0% C of I.

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Under purchase frequency,
you could choose to make a one time

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purchase or schedule repeat purchases,
either by a defined schedule

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or by selecting a specific date
to make a purchase.

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Once you have selected
your purchase frequency or purchase

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date, click the Submit button
at the bottom of the screen.

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This will bring you
to the Purchase Review screen

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where you should review the information
you submitted to confirm its accuracy.

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If you need to make any changes,
click the Edit button

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to return to the previous screen.

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If the information is accurate,

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click the Submit button again to proceed.

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You will be presented
with a Confirmation screen

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which will show the Purchase Date
and Confirmation Number.

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Note that your purchase
will appear in your account

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the next business day. And that's it.

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That's the process for purchasing
a Savings Bond in TreasuryDirect.