Education
The Importance of Keeping a Good Credit Score
The Importance of Keeping a Good Credit Score March is National Credit Education Month, which is a good time to brush up on your finance skills and check your credit score. If you don’t already, making a regular habit of checking your credit score is important to ensure your identity is protected. If you’re not…
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Basic Knowledge About Health Savings Accounts
Basic Knowledge About Health Savings Accounts What is a Health Savings Account (HSA)? An HSA is a tax-favored savings account for individuals and families covered by a high-deductible health plan (HDHP). Contributions to an HSA are tax-deductible and distributions are tax-free when used for qualifying medical expenses or supplies. Can anyone open an HSA? The…
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Setting your Financial Goals for 2023
Setting your Financial Goals for 2023 Establishing a financial goal for the new year can benefit your financial success. Studies have shown that those who set specific, tangible goals are more likely to achieve them than those who approach their lives with a “Well, let’s see where this goes” attitude. The time and effort invested…
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Stolen Purse, Lost Wallet?
Stolen Purse, Lost Wallet? What to do when some of your most vital information goes missing If you have ever lost your wallet or purse, the feelings of panic, worry and helplessness are all too familiar. Since so much sensitive information is contained within a wallet or purse, it is easy to feel as if…
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Building an Emergency Fund
Building an Emergency Fund You lose your job. Your car breaks down. The heater goes out—right in the middle of a winter freeze. And on top of all this, you’ve got a new baby on the way. While many people think they’re immune to a financial crisis, a situation similar to the one described above…
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Financial Planning Has Never Been More Essential
Financial Planning Has Never Been More Essential For better or worse, the pandemic has taught us a number of lessons. Perhaps the biggest one is the necessity of planning for the unexpected. In financial terms, one of the smartest ways to do this is to hire a professional financial planner – a trusted and reliable…
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How to Do Allowances Right
How to Do Allowances Right One of the best ways to ensure your children grow up financially fit is to give them practice managing money with an allowance. But what’s the best way to do an allowance? There are different theories on what works best. Ron Lieber, personal finance writer for The New York Times,…
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Tips to Avoid the Summer Slide
Tips to Avoid the Summer Slide No, we aren’t talking about an amusement park ride. The “summer slide” is all the progress kids lose during the summer months if they don’t keep their reading skills sharp. When it comes to reading skills, the old saying is true: If you don’t use it, you lose it!…
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Tips for Spending Graduation Cash
Tips for Spending Graduation Cash You’ve survived four years of nose-to-the-grindstone studying, four years of ramen noodle breakfasts and four years of frantic, last-minute papers. Your family and friends are eager to celebrate your accomplishment, and one of the ways they know how to do that is with cash. It may seem crass to plan…
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Make Your Life Easier with P2P Payment Options
Make Your Life Easier with P2P Payment Options Sending money to friends and family is becoming a common necessity, whether you’re splitting the cost of a lunch tab, paying someone back for a shared birthday present, or even paying the babysitter. One of the fastest and easiest ways to do that is to send money…
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