Hold that thought! First, #ToughTalkingTroy wants to set this record straight. Whether Occupy Wall Street (#OWS) is a good thing for consumers or not is relative to each person’s perspective. What is important is that OWS has gotten millions of Americans to finally take note of credit unions. Thankfully, credit unions are now on the [...]
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Do we really need a #BankTransferDay?
At first blush the question in the headline might make fans of #Tough-talkingTroy think he has gone off the Tough-talk mountain. Seriously folks, do you need someone to help you organize an effort to be smart about where you bank and to watch out for fees, like a Bank Transfer Day? If the recent news that the major [...]
What is #operationtwist?
The Federal Reserve changed the game with #operationtwist in hopes to jump-start our struggling economy. It’s the same good ol’ economy that can’t decide if it is going to “double dip” some American rocky road, or just scoop up some plain Jane vanilla. #ToughTalkingTroy thought you might want to know a little about how the [...]
Think you know enough about fraud?
Hold on to your creative hats here folks. Tough-talking Troy (thanks to some great internal sources) was just made aware moments ago of some debit card fraud info that can be avoided by adopting Today’s Tip from Troy. It is definitely worth stenciling on felt, cutting out and then gluing to the inside of your [...]
Do you know who’s watching you?
Tough-talking Troy is not trying to be scary this week. He just wants you to be mindful of how and “how much” personal information you put out there for the world to see. Sounds funny coming from a guy who has a Facebook site, Twitter account, and blogs regularly, huh? Despite the lures of social [...]
Wanna plan for “fun” in the New Year?
This past week I’ve heard folks around me making New Year’s resolutions and I began to wonder, “Where is all the fun?” Now, don’t take that to mean that every goal has to be fun or it can’t fit into the world of Tough-talking Troy. But, seriously, are you including enough fun into your New Year’s plans? [...]
