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Facebook IPO: Pop or Flop?

Now that all the hype over the Facebook IPO has dissipated, everyone hopes that calm can be restored to the stock market this week. Unless you’ve been completely out of touch with the news, you know that social media juggernaut Facebook had their Initial Public Offering (IPO) last Friday. After Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg rang [...]

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Kelli’s Financial Planning Perspective

  Last week I was talking with Kelli, a Teller at the Sam Rittenberg Branch of South Carolina Federal Credit Union. Kelli, who is in her mid-twenties, shared how she has been budgeting, managing student debt, and generally learning more about financial planning. I asked her if she would share her perspective with our blog [...]

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Mobile App Mania

Late last year I blogged about the new Mobile Apps available for South Carolina Federal Credit Union members.  Then, just a couple weeks ago, my post mentioned the $10 iTunes gift cards give away just for downloading our mobile app.  What a great response we had from that post. (sorry…all gone!).  Interest in the credit [...]

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Life Simplified Updates Just for You!

South Carolina Federal has a new way of sharing information with our members.  This week, we launched our newly designed eNewsletter called Your Life Simplified Updates! As your trusted financial institution, we strive to keep you informed about everything happening at your credit union!   Here’s what you can look forward to every month: Read the [...]

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Mortgage Q&A with Nancy

“Rates on 30-year mortgages dip to near-record 3.88%”. This was the headline in an article in the Post & Courier last Friday. I’m sure a lot of folks who read the article were thinking that perhaps this is a great time to buy or refinance a home.  But how do you really know??? To get [...]

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How Being a “Cheapskate” might save your life!

How Being a “Cheapskate” might save your life!

  Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began a new anti-smoking campaign that uses graphic images to remind the public of the physical consequences of smoking.  These ads use fear as a tool to shock people into thinking twice about lighting up that Virginia Slim, or whatever the people are smoking these days.  [...]

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