These three little numbers can mean getting the best interest rates on loans, credit cards, insurance, buying a car or house, or even landing a job. The higher your score, the lower rates you’ll enjoy, and vice versa. But if you have questions about how your credit score is determined, or why you have more than one, you’re not alone. Here are answers to some common questions.
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Ways to Improve Your Financial Security This Year
Inflation and COVID have prompted many of us to protect our health, jobs and financial well-being. No matter what your circumstances are, life will always have bumps in the road. Here are some tips to get back to basics and improve your financial picture.
6 Tips to Avoid Holiday Debt
The holiday season brings with it giving, travel, family gatherings – and if you’re not careful – unwanted debt. Here are six tips to make the season stay bright in your memory, free of regrets.
A Member’s Financial Journey – Sheela H. (Videos)
Although Sheela’s credit score was at an all-time low due to circumstances beyond her control, the Credit Union looked beyond that drop in her score and saw a Member worth taking a chance on. See her remarkable journey from financial crisis to financial freedom.
Five Tips to Get Out of Debt
Content Provided Courtesy of Greenpath Financial Wellness
If you made a New Year’s Resolution to get out of debt, today’s a big day. By mid-January, most resolutions have fizzled.
But — YOU can say, NOT TODAY. If you feel yourself slipping, take a minute for a pep talk, remind yourself that you can do this, and check out our post on goals that stick. Retool that resolution, and get back on the bandwagon, friend. Continue reading
Take Some R&R With No Regrets
Even if money’s tight, there are creative ways you can relax and have fun. Here’s how.
3 Quick Ways to Cut Debt
It’s easy to accumulate debt without realizing it. If you’re paying high interest rates on your credit cards or loans, consider these options to pay off your debt faster.
It’s a Money Thing: How to Overcome ‘Credit Card Shyness’
News outlets and credit card companies are quick to label millennials as being credit card-shy. According to a recent survey, millennials apparently fear their credit card debt more than climate change, the threat of war and even death. It may sound like an overreaction, but the underlying trend is substantial: millennials are carrying fewer cards and have lower balances, compared to the previous generation of young adults.
6 Tips to Pay off Debt Faster
Find ways to free up cash in your budget, work to increase your income and look into different ways to pay down your balance. 
When Debt Can Be Good for You — And When It’s Bad
It’s next to impossible to go through life without accruing some debt. The good news is that some loans can be healthy and even productive, which means there’s no rush to pay them off. Other debts should be erased more quickly. Here are a few examples of debt that can help — and hurt — your financial health.