The internet has become a massive marketplace, offering everything from the latest gadgets to handcrafted furniture. While the convenience is undeniable, it's crucial to be aware of online scams. Here are a few warning signs to help you navigate the digital world and spot the gems of good deals from the pitfalls of luring scams.
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Navigating Finances as a Couple: Key Strategies for Success
Managing finances as a couple can be complex, but with the right strategies, you can achieve financial harmony and success. Read on to find out more about these strategies and how they can work for you.
Watch Out for AI Phone Scams
Scammers are constantly looking for new ways to trick you, and as technology becomes more sophisticated, so do scams. One of these scams relies on AI voice cloning technology. Here's how it works.
The Realities of Debt Consolidation, Management and Settlement
The last few years have been financially challenging for many, including our neighbors and ourselves. We’ve navigated the fallout of a pandemic with soaring inflation, rising interest rates and now the resumption of student loan payments, all of which have put a strain on our household finances.
Is Cashless Cash Stuffing Possible? Learn how!
Admit it. Budgeting to save more money is difficult and frustrating, but it doesn’t have to be. If you’ve researched ways to save money, then you’ve heard about an old-school approach to saving that is gaining a new life among budget-conscious consumers. The approach is called Cash Stuffing.
Share Certificates: Acorns to Oak Trees
Just as an acorn grows into an oak tree, your savings also can grow steadily and securely with the right investment strategy. One such strategy is investing in share certificates. Let's delve into the analogy of an acorn and an oak tree.
Five Ideas to Save for College
In recognition of College Savings Month, here are five helpful ideas for you, along with your children, to consider to make college more affordable and less of a financial burden on your family and your child.
PACU issues a consumer alert
Piedmont Advantage Credit Union (PACU) cautions businesses that process debit card payments as credit card transactions to not surcharge their customers as federal law prohibits this practice.
Digital Wallets: Accommodating Mobile Payments & More
Digital wallets, secure applications software that enable consumers to transform their smart phones, watches and laptops into mobile funds-transfer devices, are moving deeper into the electronic payments mainstream.
Are Store Cards Worth It?
When you are standing at the cash register at a chain store, it is almost inevitable that the salesperson will make a pitch for you to sign up for a store card. It is easy to be tempted by the discount, but a store card is not a coupon.