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Start Off Your New Year with Savings
What is a Savers Club account? A Savers club account is essentially a savings account that earns you a higher interest rate on your deposits with the purpose of saving up for a special event or purchase! You choose the maturity date - typically a year or longer and start funding the account!Read More -
New Year's Resolutions: Setting Financial Goals for 2021
With 2020 ending and January looming around the corner, it is a great time to start making practical financial goals for the coming year. Whether you have been dreaming of saving for a vacation once the world starts to get back to normal or just want to pay down high interest debt and save for retirement, IAACU is focused on helping you meet your goals!Read More -
Debt Free for the New Year
The good news is, there are ways to pay down your balance and get on the road to becoming debt free in 2021!Read More -
Holiday Scams; How to recognize and avoid falling victim to them
As with any interactions online, it comes with inherent risks – especially in a year where online shopping is a preferred form of holiday shopping for many. Here at IAACU we pride ourselves in being there for our members and have some tips and tricks to help you steer clear of various holiday scams and identity theft!Read More -
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How to Keep Your Holiday Spending in Check
It can be easy to get overwhelmed when it comes to a season centered around heightened spending - which inevitably leads to the common New Year’s resolution to decrease spending and save money. Consider these three financial tips this Holiday season and get one step ahead on your resolutions.Read More -
Is there enough in your piggy bank?
There is no one-size-fits-all answer to the question of how much money should you keep in your savings account. The standard recommendation is three to six months’ worth of basic expenses. If keeping that much stashed away is intimidating to you, we’ve put together some tips on how to find your target balance and ways to quickly grow your savings.Read More -
Five Financial Lessons from the Pandemic
Top 5 lessons members have learned during the pandemic.Read More -
Mothers are Financial Leaders
By: Greenpath Financial Wellness At GreenPath, this Mother’s Day we are celebrating the role mothers play in the financial lives of their families. Mothers are Financial Leaders! Mother&#...Read More -
Looking To Get Out of Debt in 2019? Here’s How to Start
January 4, 2019 By: GREENPATH FINANCIAL WELLNESS If credit card payments make up a big portion of your expenses, paying off debt might be one of the first ways you can save mone...Read More -
Our Favorite Financial Life Hacks
The journey to financial wellness is one filled with all sorts of new discoveries. Once you commit to turning your financial life around, you’ll discover more about yourself, such as your true n...Read More -
Financial Literacy for Kids
As part of our Financial Literacy Month blog series, and in celebration of Take Your Child to Work Day, we’re talking about ways to educate children about finances. Remember, it’s never to...Read More -
Stress and Spending
As we move deeper into 2018, the magic of the holiday may have worn off, and many of our New Year’s resolutions are becoming faded memories. The pace of our working lives becoming more and ...Read More -
Become Financially Fit in 2018
Now that the Christmas season is behind us, the focus turns to 2018 resolutions. While many of us vow to eat better and get on the treadmill to improve our physical health, have you thought about your...Read More -
New Year, New You!
10 Ways to Trick Yourself Into Saving Liz Weston April 18, 201 Saving money isn’t that hard. What’s hard is keeping money saved. It’...Read More -
What to Buy (and Skip) on Black Friday 2017
COURTNEY JESPERSEN It’s the most wonderful time of the year for shoppers. With huge sales and steep savings at nearly every retailer, Black Friday — the day after Thanksgiving — ha...Read More -
Overspending has become as American as Apple Pie (But it doesn’t need to be!)
If you overspend, you are not alone: the average American spends $1.33 for every $1 earned. Our spending habits have become so routine that we often forget the ways we are spending money on unnecessa...Read More -
What to Splurge (and Skimp) on for Back to School
COURTNEY JESPERSEN The first day of school isn’t here yet, but it’s not too early to start budgeting for the upcoming semester — especially considering the amount you̵...Read More -
Applying for Student Loans: Federal and Private
TEDDY NYKIEL March 24, 2016 Student loans aren’t created equal. Some are federal, some are private, some are designed to help financially needy borrowers, some offer lower rate...Read More -
The Best Time to File Your Tax Return
Tina Orem July 8, 2016 Income Taxes, Personal Taxes, Taxes Timing is everything, especially when it comes to filing your tax return. Miss a tax-filing deadline by a day and you could be in for a worl...Read More -
ACH Transfers: How They Work
SPENCER TIERNEY March 25, 2016 Banking, Banking Basics, Money Transfer If you’ve sent or received money online before, odds are that an Automated Clearing House ...Read More
