Recently I had a client come into the credit union and talk to me about his situation. He’s had a bit of trouble financially over the last several years and he wanted some advice on …

I ran across this fabulous post over at My Dollar Plan where they talk about the 29 steps to take to leave the workforce behind by age 29. I absolutely LOVED this post and I …

As many of you are aware, the Visa debit card is something that goes along with your account and allows you to quickly make purchases, rather than writing out a check. It is also referred …

The topic of unclaimed property has been cropping up in conversations a lot lately, at least in the conversations that I hear. Unclaimed property refers to anything that sits in an account without activity for …

Sounds very official and economic, doesn’t it? Yeah, it’s not mine. That’s a phrase I picked up over at Get Rich Slowly. J.D. had a post that talked about how we tend to throw good …

I came across a poll that I found rather interesting and wanted to share it with you guys to see what you thought. This poll was conducted by Yahoo and went over the financial concerns …

This week at work has been interesting, what with Ike bearing down on us and most of the coast evacuating to our already over-crowded city. Austin wasn’t really prepared to handle the influx of people …

Originally these tips were geared towards college students and labeled Finance 101. However, I feel like these simple tips are more appropriate to the general populace rather than financially uneducated students because they’re a bit …

Let’s face it, the average savings account earns you anywhere from .10% to 2.50%. Whoop-de-do! That doesn’t really help you much in the long run, especially with official inflation rates running at roughly 5% (and …

I’ve heard some pretty ridiculous things in my lifetime – short as it has been – but this one takes the cake. And the fact that it came from a law professor, someone who’s supposed …

How important are disclosures? Do you even read yours? I’m about to go a little off topic here because I’m slightly annoyed after today, so here goes. I’m talking about bank disclosures as they pertain …

You guys know I’m in the banking industry and I tend to keep up with things that are going on. Well, there’s some news making the rounds that’s got people a little concerned and I …

We’re in the middle of the Atlantic hurricane season and as such, I thought it might be a good idea to talk about being prepared for an evacuation. I’m not talking about the information the …

I just read that the Durham, N.C.-based Center for Responsible Lending has just published a study about debit cards and overdraft fees.
According to this report, banks and credit unions may provide expensive overdraft protection plans …