Understanding Spending Habits

Understanding Spending Habits When building a budget, you should first look at how you are currently spending you funds so you can prioritize, track, and reward.    https://youtu.be/mehn5Iz8eJg Additional Resources: Guide Infographic Infographic Transcript It’s a Money Thing is a registered trademark of Currency Marketing

Financial Calculators

Financial Calculators Auto Loan Savings Mortgage Debt Retirement Auto Auto Calculators How much will my monthly payments be? Calculate How much can I afford for a vehicle? Calculate Which is the best vehicle loan? Calculate Should I take the rebate or special financing? Calculate Should I pay cash or finance? Calculate Loan Loan Calculators How […]

Living on Your Own

Living on Your Own Don’t sign anything until you’ve read through the lease or rental agreement line by line. Learn more about what to consider before moving out and living on your own. https://youtu.be/jtDrWExPDXE Additional Resources: Guide Infographic Infographic Transcript More Financial Education It’s a Money Thing is a registered trademark of Currency Marketing

EMV Chip Cards

EMV Chip Cards EMV chip cards help protect against fraud First Credit Union Visa® credit cards and debit cards have chip technology built right in. This tiny chip protects your card information in a big way. Receive an enhanced level of security. When you use your card at a chip-enabled terminal, the embedded chip protects […]

Savings on Groceries

Savings on Groceries Coupons, brands names, and packaging…oh my! Learn how to steer your shopping cart to saving money at the grocery store. There’s more to it than just using coupons. Check out this information video to learn more ways to save. https://youtu.be/7YiMGQw4GHk Additional Resources: Guide Infographic Infographic Transcript More Financial Education It’s a Money […]

Samsung Pay

Samsung Pay First Credit Union Visa Cards. Now with Samsung Pay. Pay confidently on the go. Now you can use your First Credit Union Visa®card with Samsung Pay almost anywhere you can swipe or tap your card. Get the great features and benefits of your First Credit Union Visa® card—right on your device. All you need to do […]

Rule of 72

Rule of 72 Compound interest means earning interest on your interest -you can use the Rule of 72 to approximate how long it will take for an investment to double at a given interest rate. https://youtu.be/nOXexk-tvHQ Additional Resources: Guide Infographic Infographic Transcript More Financial Education It’s a Money Thing is a registered trademark of Currency […]

Organizing Your Finances

Organizing Your Finances Organizing your finances can reduce stress. But with all the documents that are stashed away in that mile high of stack of papers that we all avoid, what should we keep and what should we toss?   https://youtu.be/y3ltdBujeDI Additional Resources: Guide Infographic Infographic Transcript More Financial Education It’s a Money Thing is […]

Grow Money Locally

Grow Money Locally Supporting your local community is a positive thing—it builds relationships, it strengthens the local economy, and it makes your neighborhood a happier and healthier place to work and play. The most obvious way to support your surrounding community is with the choices you make with your dollars. Money you spend in your […]

Owning vs. Renting a Home

Owning vs. Renting a Home The average person moves residences about 11 times in their lifetime. That provides a lot of opportunity to confront the following question: is it better to own your home or to rent it? It’s a huge decision that affects your lifestyle as much as it does your finances, and the […]