By Steve Wedig Is there something about spring that makes you want to clean out your closets, sort through your drawers, and purge your files? Many of us take advantage of spring cleaning to get rid of things we don’t need. When you get to your files and records, though, you want to be careful. […]
Personal Finances
Financial Apps Can Make Your Life Easier
By Cindy Cabbage One of the great benefits of technology is its ability to make life easier. We experience this everyday as we work, travel, and take care of the house. Technology can also make it easier to manage finances. Have you thought about all the financial tasks you can accomplish with technology? Here are […]
Avoiding Financial Stress during the Holidays
By Mary Lukow The holidays should be a time of joy and celebration. That’s what we all strive for. The reality is that it can be a stressful time too. Many obligations and priorities compete for our limited time. Family commitments pull us in different directions. Perhaps the most significant source of stress at the […]
The Cost of Buying a Home
By Andrea Eldert A home purchase is a major expense, as you know if you have spent any time looking at home listings or attending open houses. Yet the total cost of buying a home is more than just the list price or even the agreed-upon purchase price. First-time home-buyers may fail to realize (and […]
Catching Up on Individual Retirement Account Contributions
By Cindy Cabbage It’s easy to look back to the past and wish that you had started saving for retirement sooner than you did. But you can’t go back to the past, right? While you can’t literally go back and make contributions to your individual retirement account (IRA), there is a way to make up […]
Sticking to Your Budget – There’s An App for That!
By Domi Garcia These days it seems like there is an app for everything. You can monitor your health, keep track of your appointments, and purchase almost anything you want – all with an app. New apps are appearing all the time, seeking to deal with the daily tasks or issues we encounter. But did […]
Member FDIC
Equal Housing Lender