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4 Easy Ways to Save Money in College
As summer begins to sunset, it’s time for college kids to start or return to the universities. This is an exciting time for many heading off to college! You might be moving away from home for the first time or maybe you’re heading back to school as a commuter ready to take the next year…
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Are Checking Accounts Obsolete in a Digital World?
The world of finance is ever-changing; the product that has probably changed the most is the checking account. According to our friends at NerdWallet, “Checking accounts are financial accounts that are used for day-to-day cash deposits and withdrawals. You can access your money with a debit card, through online transfers, or by writing checks.” Most of…
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5 Tips For Saving Money in the Summer
Summer is in full swing! School is on summer break, the 4th of July is just around the corner, and you might be getting ready to take a vacation. With all the events going on in the summer, it can feel like you’re constantly spending money, but it doesn’t need to be that…
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How to Budget For Your Summer Vacation
Summer has officially begun! It’s time to fire up the grills, get the pool floats ready, and soak up the sun while it lasts. It’s also the time of the year that many choose to take vacations. Unfortunately, it is very easy to overspend on vacation which is why summer is known as the second…
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4 Small Financial Wins To Do Today
When it comes to financial resolutions and planning, we often find ourselves biting off more than we can chew. It may be worth dialing back on the self-induced pressure of achieving BIG goals, and instead going for a few small wins. Unless you’re an experienced goal-setter and achiever, you probably find yourself trying to achieve…
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Financial Literacy Month
Did you know that April is National Financial Literacy Month? Financial Literacy Month is dedicated to educating people on the importance of financial health so they can make better financial decisions and improve their financial well-being. You may ask yourself, “Why is financial literacy important?” Unfortunately, 4 in 7 Americans are financially illiterate. Globally, only…
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5 Ways To Build Credit as a Teenager
Your credit history is something that follows you throughout your life, regardless of when you start building your credit. A great credit score can help you buy a car with a low interest rate or even an affordable house when the time comes. The same sentiment can be said for poor credit. Poor credit can…
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5 Savings Challenges to Try in 2023
Saving money can be extremely difficult, especially if it’s not something you’ve really committed to before. There are many questions that come along with saving money like “how much do I need to save?” or “how do I make saving money more manageable?” A new year is a great time to take a look at…
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Top Tips & Techniques to Protect Yourself from Impulse Purchasing
We’ve all made impulsive purchases before! Impulsive buying is purchasing something that you have not planned to buy before that moment—it can be as small as a pack of gum in the grocery store checkout or as big as a new car when you were “just looking.” During the holiday season, 1 in 3 purchases…
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Time to Start Saving For The Holidays
Can you believe that Christmas, Hannukah and Kwanza are just a couple of months away? Now is the time to begin making your plans for the shopping season and that plan should include getting your shopping done even earlier this year! It may seem like you have plenty of time to get prepared, but the…
