Archive | January, 2010

The Direction of Your Savings…

I love clipping coupons and saving money any way that I can. When I buy groceries, I love looking at the bottom of my receipt to see how much I saved. Two months ago, I found a coupon online for a medicine I take that gave me a two month’s supply free (a $60 savings!). [...]

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Is that a SMART donation?

If you're a SiMPLECENTer then you know that we've begun the year blogging about New Year's resolutions, SMART goals, IRA info, and just last week on the topic of MUSC's change bandit program. So, with that in mind, today we can chat (well actually, it's more like I tell you stuff then you comment; I comment [...]

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A Call to Service

A Call to Service

~ If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. ~ Booker T Washington If you have a tight budget a wonderful way you can give back is through volunteerism. President Obama spoke to the larger moment our county is facing with the following compelling speech on volunteerism: We need your service, right [...]

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Payment Manager makes donating easy and safe

Kimberly mentioned in her Monday blog post that South Carolina Federal Credit Union is accepting donations from members and the public to support relief efforts following the devastating earthquake in Haiti. If you follow my blog posts you know I often talk about the many benefits and security of online banking and electronic bill payment [...]

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Donate at your credit union for Haiti earthquake relief

Donate at your credit union for Haiti earthquake relief

This week, especially in light of the devastating media reports and images coming from Haiti, we will focus on the very timely financial subject of charitable and crisis giving. If charitable giving is important to you but you have not yet supported the relief efforts in Haiti, we encourage you to consider committing any financial [...]

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Behind that beautiful smile….

Behind that beautiful smile….

A child’s smile is so innocent and full of life! Behind those smiles are stories and experiences that we may never know about….Let me tell you what lies behind Joseph’s (JoJo) smile.   In March of 2006, Joseph caught a virus that caused him to have a high-grade fever. The virus invaded and damaged his [...]

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