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What does Valentine’s Day have to do with banking?

According to Forbes in 2020, more than half of Americans planned to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Now, remember this was pre-pandemic and we’ve not yet seen any estimates for what that will look like in 2021. It was also estimated by

Detailed Budgeting

How are you with spreadsheets? Are you an expert who can write formulas with the best of them? Or are you helpless and hopeless? Someone sends out a family spreadsheet full of contact information and you cannot figure out how

Keeping your Holiday Spending in Check

The holiday season normally brings festive parties, family get-togethers and giving of gifts. In the year 2020 it remains to be seen what exactly our holiday season will bring, but gift exchanges are likely to be a pandemic-safe practice that

6 Tips to Save on Energy Bills During the Winter

With colder weather quickly approaching it’s time to think about the things we do to prepare our houses and yards for winter. There are several reasons to be energy efficient but three of the most popular include global warming concerns,

Tips for Saving Money on Gas

When you own a car, paying for fuel can be one of the biggest expenses, especially if your “car” is a truck or SUV. And gas prices are always fluctuating, so it makes more sense to squeeze out as many

10 Last Minute ‘Affordable’ Vacation Ideas

If the start of school has been pushed back in your community, and you didn’t get a chance to take a vacation this year (thanks Covid), look no further than these 10 small communities in Kansas and Nebraska for a

10 Ways to Save Money

Looking for ways to save some extra cash? Check out these easy tips!

How to Save for a Home

Each year, Google releases the previous year’s commonly searched phrases and terms by category. One of those categories is personal finance. While the results varied (and if you were curious, the most popular search under personal finance was ‘how do

5 Things to do With Your Tax Refund

When you get your tax refund it is easy to burn through it quickly by going on a shopping spree or treating yourself. But maybe there is something else you should be doing with it that can prepare you for

5 Tips For Making a Financial New Year’s Resolution

Can you believe 2018 is over?! We can’t either! Whether you’re ready or not, it is time to start preparing for the new year. That means it’s time to start thinking about your New Year’s Resolution! While you may be