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Passive Income Defined, Plus: 4 Ways to Get Yours

Passive Income Defined, Plus: 4 Ways to Get Yours

There's a new buzzword these days, and that's "passive income." While the term may have exploded in popularity, the concept is not so new. Investopedia describes passive income as "Earnings an individual derives from a...
How to Set and Reach Financial Goals

How to Set and Reach Financial Goals

Without financial goals, your money is just money. It's easy to fritter it away when you don't have a plan for it or even easier not to see the point of having money when there's no goal behind it. The key to...
Lease or Buy a Car: What's the Difference?

Lease or Buy a Car: What's the Difference?

One of the big questions you need to answer when it's time to get a new set of wheels is: lease or buy? There are pros and cons to each option, depending on your goals and what you want from your car, but it's...
How and Why to Start Using E-bills with Your Credit Union

How and Why to Start Using E-bills with Your Credit Union

These days, banking has mostly gone online and mobile. In 2013, more than half of adults in the U.S. did some amount of banking online, according to a survey conducted by Pew Research Center. By 2014, more than half of...
Financial Fitness: Surprising Ways Your Wallet Affects Your Waistline

Financial Fitness: Surprising Ways Your Wallet Affects Your Waistline

Does your wallet affect your waistline? That may seem like a strange question, but there are some surprising ways your personal finance habits directly affect your health. Did you know that when a person is in control of...
Top Ten Tips for Protecting Your Debit Card

Top Ten Tips for Protecting Your Debit Card

Have you noticed all the fraud that seems to happen with debit cards in recent years? We sure have, so we have put together the top ten tips for protecting your debit card. Don’t share your debit card or your...