Category Archives: Tips For Managing Finances

Planning for Healthcare in Retirement

Healthcare in retirement; it’s not something that first comes to mind when thinking about our post-working days. But it’s an important piece of your retirement budget. Today, guest blogger Nichole Coyle, CFP, tells us what to plan for when considering healthcare in retirement. In general, people are living longer and health care inflation continues to… (read more)

Get your Holiday Budget Ready Now with These 4 Tips

It’s never too early to start budgeting for your holiday shopping! When you plan ahead, you’ll be able to enjoy the season without racking up a ton of debt. To get started, check out these helpful tips. Open A Club Account Consider opening a Holiday Club  saving account for your holiday shopping’s expenses. What’s a Club… (read more)

Tips and Tricks to Combat Inflation.

You hear the term mentioned frequently these days: Inflation. But it makes you wonder, what is inflation? The Bureau of Labor Statistics defines inflation as “the overall general upward price movement of goods and services in an economy.” For the rest of us, it just means we’re all paying more for just about everything.    While inflation… (read more)

How to Stay Financially Confident in Retirement

In todays’ age, retirees are living longer and experiencing retirement in new ways. In general, people no longer work for the same employer for 50 years, retire on a predictable pension, and settle into a quiet lifestyle. Instead, today’s retirees are more active—with baby boomers controlling 70% of the country’s disposable income. They’re traveling the world,… (read more)

Understanding the 2021 Child Tax Credit

Taxes and deductions can be complicated, especially when eligibility is always changing. For families with children, understanding the new child tax credit is key to planning for the future. Recent changes to the Child Tax Credit have expanded its reach to help more families for the 2021 tax year. Advance payments, which are based on… (read more)

Should you Pay Down Debt Or Save For Retirement? What to Know

There are many aspects of financial planning to consider when deciding whether to pay down debt or save for retirement. We all know that both are important, but how do you know which one you should be focusing on? Guest blogger Nichole Coyle, Certified Financial Planner™, discusses what factors you consider. Emergency Funds Come First… (read more)

Three Tried and True Facts About Personal Finances

?By GreenPath Financial Wellness No matter your age or stage in life, it pays to know the facts about personal finances. When you understand the basics, you can set yourself up for success and build a healthy financial future. Here are three tried and true facts to know about personal finance to get on the right… (read more)

Seven Things to Consider During a Market Decline

You’re feeling like a grown up – with a savings account, a checking account and you’ve even started investing. But all of a sudden the market seems to be going south, and you’re getting nervous about whether you’ve made the right financial planning decisions. Today, guest blogger Nichole Coyle, Certified Financial Planner™, talks about what… (read more)

Want To Tap Into The Equity of Your Home? Here are a Few Differences Between a Loan and a Line of Credit.

When it comes time to tap into your home equity, it may be tough to decide which home equity product is right for you. Are you looking at tackling a big home renovation project you’ve been putting off? Is your son or daughter going to college, and you want to offset the cost of their… (read more)

Three FFCCU Money Hacks: Tips and Tricks That May Be Hiding In Your Wallet

It may come as a shock to some, but there are money hacks hiding in plain sight in your wallet and untapped benefits on your credit cards and savings accounts that could potentially help you make money. Read more as we divulge three tips to make your money work for you! There’s An App For That!… (read more)