About six years ago, I worked at a financial institution that was across the street from a college. I lost count of how many times I would have college students come to my office and gripe about getting non-sufficient funds charges on their account. Some thought the Visa or Mastercard logo on their card meant their [...]
Archive | February, 2010
Do you have a "splurge" recovery plan?
Too many of us fall off the proverbial budget bandwagon and we give up. Get tough, suck it up, and hop back on. It will be a lot easier for you if you have a "splurge" recovery plan. In my session on Budget S.M.A.R.T. we discuss many important tips to ensure that your budget works. [...]
Considering a Career Change? 7 Factors You Should Consider…
As fellow blogger Kimberly mentioned, financial education is a big deal here at the credit union. In 2009 our recruiting department had the opportunity to facilitate over 20 career services seminars to over 400 job seekers throughout the Charleston and Midlands areas. Naturally, the majority of the employed is staying put and not looking to [...]
Are you ready for the recovery?
Can you identify signs of the recovery? What is the relationship between consumer confidence and the stock market? What economic indicators should you be looking at? Every day the mainstream media bombards us with a barrage of economic information. Frankly, it’s tough to make sense of all the information coming at us. As a result, many folks tend to [...]
Our stance on financial education
Financial education is a pretty big deal at the credit union. Every year we set increasingly lofty goals for the number of people we hope to reach by way of our free workshops, and every year we wonder if members and the public will come, yet the number of attendees continues to exceed our highest [...]
Bargain or Budget Buster?
In the spirit of traveling debit and credit cards this week, I'm happy to inform my readers that my debit card has been on a shoe shopping frenzy! I'm not talking about one or two pairs of shoes…I'm talking about 6 pairs of shoes! I'm supposed to be teaching my blog viewers good spending habits, so [...]
