September serves as Life Insurance Awareness Month. We all want what is best for our families and life insurance provides our loved ones with peace of mind as well as security from any end-of-life and final expenses. Before we begin to learn about what exactly life insurance is and how beneficial it is for our […]
Money Habits
National Financial Awareness Day – August 14th
August 14th marks National Financial Awareness Day. This day serves as the perfect opportunity to go over your finances and see what habits could be addressed to provide financial freedom. The concept of financial education/awareness can be traced back to Benjamin Franklin’s 1737’s Poor Richard’s Almanack. There, Mr. Franklin wrote a column called “Hints For […]
Increasing Your Financial Awareness: Recorded Webinar
Learning about personal finances can feel overwhelming or out of reach. This webinar recording provides discussion and tips for more easily manage our finances. What You’ll Learn Ways to take control of your finances Money mistakes you can learn from Practical steps to increase your financial awareness As a member, we provide you with access […]
What Influences your Money Habits?
Information brought to you by our partner, GreenPath Financial Wellness When our financial counselors speak with members about specific challenges they might be facing, it can be helpful to have a conversation about the factors that influence money habits and behaviors. From family experiences to other factors such as the media, a range of influences shape our views of the world – including […]
The Impact of Stimulus Payments on Your Taxes
What a year 2020 has been! New Year’s celebrations were barely over when the coronavirus turned things topsy-turvy. But one bright spot for 159 million people was the $1,200 Economic Impact Payment that appeared in their mailbox or checking account. If you didn’t receive a payment, you may be wondering, why? And if you did, […]
Your Top Tax Question About Working Remotely, Answered
Last spring, many of us were asked to leave the office and begin working remotely from home. If you were one of them, you know that presented a lot of issues to be solved as you juggled work and family, including children newly banished from their schools. It was a tumultuous time, and congratulations for […]
New Year, New Money Habits!
The New Year is a time for powerful new beginnings. It also presents an opportunity to look at our everyday habits – whether those habits relate to our health and fitness or our money habits as we manage any financial challenges. What is a habit? A good working definition is that a habit is a […]