Time for a Little Game We Call Fall Organizing
You’ve got your Spring Cleaning. Now make some room in your life for Fall Organizing. Get ready for winter – and the upcoming holidays – by throwing some thought (and[...]
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Who Knew: Household Hints
I love coming across these kinds of tips. I always wonder if they work (don’t sue me if they don’t), and I wonder even more how someone figured this stuff[...]
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Adding up the little things
You don’t get good cell reception at your house so a landline is a must, and you truly enjoy surfing all 2000 channels in your cable or satellite t.v. lineup.[...]
Financially savvy consumers choose credit unions
GoBankingRates.com launched an informal survey this summer regarding which direction consumers are leaning in terms of the financial institutions they prefer to bank with – national banks, community banks or[...]
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Winning Essay on Independence Day
In celebration of Independence Day, the CreditYOUnion Facebook page sponsored an essay contest. The entrants were asked which four modern-day people they would choose to put on one of America’s[...]
Saving on back-to-school supplies
A month from now, my son will be back in school. High school, this time. I can’t believe my baby is 5 inches taller than me and finds what 14-year-old[...]
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Banks get creative with hidden fees for “free” checking accounts
There’s no such thing as free banking, says Felix Salmon. The Reuters financial reporter recently blogged about his frustration with his bank’s lack of transparency on his not-so-“free” checking account.[...]
Fed Up With Your Bank? Consumer reporter Elisabeth Leamy says consider a credit union
Elisabeth “Eli” Leamy is the Consumer Correspondent for ABC News’ “Good Morning America” and also contributes consumer stories to World News and other ABC programs. Her specialties are stories on[...]
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Five Things NOT to Do If You Owe Too Much Money
There’s a reason everyone understands the term “drowning in debt.” The burden of debt can truly make you feel as if you can’t breathe sometimes. And if you’re like millions[...]
Take Charge of Your Financial Future
I was catching up with some of my best girlfriends last night, and we were talking about the power of women. It’s true! Women in our society care for loved[...]
