brain

Brain Scams

Monday, May 13, 2013

Maybe it’s happened to you – you log in to Online Banking to see if your rent check has cleared yet and you discover that, unbeknownst to you, you bought 17 pizzas and 186 gallons of gas last night in Ohio! Fraud happens. And it’s not fun. In our next few posts, we are going to share some stories and tips all about the fraud and how to avoid it. Have you ever been the victim of a scam or fraudulent scheme?  We hear stories almost on a daily basis and we are all warned what to look for…BUT some research shows it could be all your brain’s fault! This article from scambook.com... 

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MOTHER

Mother’s Day is…

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Mother’s Day is just around the corner! We thought about posting ideas of what you could do for or buy for your Mom this year, but then we realized we’d rather hear from YOU! Mother’s Day is celebrated so differently in every family and circle of friends. COO Jennifer will start us off with her Mother’s Day tradition; then, we’d love to hear what Mother’s Day means to you. “Mother’s Day is one of my most favorite days of the year.  It is not because I am showered with gifts or flowers.  So many moms I know want nothing more than to get... 

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money

10 Steps To Creating A Practical Budget

Thursday, April 25, 2013

As promised in our post about NerdWallet a couple weeks ago, we are pleased to share our guest post this week by Nico Leyva. Nico writes for Nerdwallet, a consumer finance website that promotes financial literacy and looks for the best ways to save you money.   Crafting a personal or family budget is one of the fundamental steps to a successful financial lifestyle. Unfortunately, it’s more often used as an example of something people “need to do”, rather than something they are actually doing. Many Americans simply do not plan a budget, and find themselves scrounging for funds at the... 

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Dennis

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Walk This Way

running

Soooo (think melody), you’ve decided to try running to get back in shape and burn off all the sweets and sheer excess you’ve consumed this holiday season.  Are you really, really sure? Running is not the most fun thing you could choose to do. Even the most experienced of runners acknowledge that running is a love/hate thing. It usually involves pain, nasty sweaty clothes, frustration and heavy labored breathing. So how does anyone start and last longer than the first few... Read More

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Tony

If it sounds too good to be true…

xrayglasses

Ok, I’ll admit it; I despise deceptive advertising.  I don’t know when this abhorrence first appeared, but perhaps it comes from the time I ordered x-ray glasses from the back of a comic book when I was 6, or from my attempt to build a hovercraft using an old lawnmower and the plans I purchased [...]

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Jennifer

Mother’s Day is…

MOTHER

Mother’s Day is just around the corner! We thought about posting ideas of what you could do for or buy for your Mom this year, but then we realized we’d rather hear from YOU! Mother’s Day is celebrated so differently in every family and circle of friends. COO Jennifer will start us off with her Mother’s Day tradition; then, we’d love to hear what Mother’s Day [...]