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Why You Need an Emergecy Credit Card
Expect the unexpected. Here are some reasons to keep an emergency credit card!
3 Savings Accounts for Youth and Teens
Youth savings accounts offered at your fingertips.
Car Insurance: Adding Your Teen
Do you have a new teen driver? Here's what you need to know on the topic of car insurance!
5 Things to Consider: Car Shopping
Buying a new car? Here are some things to consider during the process!
August: Worst Things to Buy
Summer is ending and fall is beginning. If you're anything like me, you're anxious to get into the season change with a shopping spree, but before you do that make sure you're paying a fair price. Check out my findings of the four worst things to buy in the month of August!
August: Best Things to Buy
August means there’s tons of deals on those “summer things” you can use next year! After some research, here are the five best things you should buy in August!
Budget Friendly Fun: College
Looking for some things to do as a typical “broke college student”? Here is my list of fun and affordable things to do to explore your new college town!
Help A Student In Need: Dorm Drive
Help college-bound students in need of the everyday dorm essentials! Participate in our Dorm Essentials Drive now through August 12th. Take some stress away from in-need area student’s, so they can focus on their education instead of worrying about affording everyday essentials.
July: Worst Things to Buy-Part 2
Stay away from making larger purchases like vehicles and laptops!
3 Ways to Get Over Financial Anxiety
Set a better financial path. See what one of our members did in order to recover from her financial anxiety.
Financial Literacy Awareness 101: Vocabulary for Junior Achievers
You can make flash cards, create a spelling test, or just sit together and talk about what it means to save and spend money.
8 Things You Didn't Know About the Penny
In search of some interesting facts about the penny? Look no further.
Super Bowl 50 By The Numbers
Ever wonder how much it costs to make the Heisman trophy? What about the price tag for those famous commercials? Do halftime acts get paid for performing? Today, we share 50 fun financial facts and figures about the Super Bowl. They are likely to surprise even the most seasoned of football gurus!
Grocery Shopping on a Budget
Ever get lost in grocery store without a plan, budget, or goal? Stop what you're doing and check out T.J.'s tips to get in and out of the store without breaking the bank.
How to Save Money Like My Parents
Growing up, I have distinct memories up of my mom and dad discussing (and sometimes bickering about) money. To Bonnie and Bob, keeping a tidy home was just as important as keeping their finances organized and in check. Only now that I am in my mid-thirties, do I realize what a monumental test of will it must have been for my parents to save money and thrive on a modest income—all while raising two twin girls. I often find myself wondering…just how did they do it? So, I decided to ask them.
4 of My Favorite Things About Joining the Credit Union
When I joined the credit union in October – as an employee and a member – I’m not sure how well I could detail the differences between a megabank and the credit union. Yet after just a few days, I began to understand, experience, and appreciate the credit union difference. Here are just a few of the ways the credit union has improved my life in just three short months:
Staff Blog: If My Finances were a TV Show...
Love It or List It? That is the question I need to ask myself in 2016.
-Janet Thompson
5 Cheap & Healthy Meals That Actually Taste Good
This past Sunday, I wrote down my favorite waistline-friendly recipes that aren’t terribly complicated AND make me feel full. In no particular order, here are my top 5.
8 New Year's Resolutions From Credit Union Employees
With 2016 just around the corner, it’s time for those dreaded New Year’s resolutions. We asked the staff at our Barrett Station Road branch what their financial resolutions were for the upcoming year and received some serious (and seriously hilarious) responses to the following question: