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 [...]

The CARD Act – more formally known as the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act – will take effect February 22, 2010. Our goal this week at SiMPLECENTS is to help you understand these changes and how they will affect you and your credit card(s).  President Obama signed the CARD Act into effect so [...]

Whether or not you’re a fan of Valentine’s Day, you can’t deny that the imagery of hearts is just about everywhere in the weeks prior to Feb. 14. This year, look upon those red and pink holiday symbols as a reminder to show yourself some love and take better care of your heart. After all, [...]

My first paying job was in a bagel shop, where I learned several lessons: (A) loyal customers really like their faces and their preferences to be remembered, (B) food service workers generally are an underappreciated lot and (C) apparently, I breathe through my hands because wearing plastic gloves causes me to overheat in seconds. Far from [...]

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 [...]