Mother’s Day is…

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... Read More

Who Are You Calling A Nerd?

Be honest: are we nerdy? Yes, we like numbers. Yes, we are at computers all day. Ok, I have a photo on my desk with my head on Luke Skywalker’s body ….. I guess we’re a little nerdy. That could be why the great people at NerdWallet.com chose us as a featured credit union in one of their most recent blog posts. How exciting! NerdWallet.com is a website... Read More

“Money Rules”

Ok, I don’t know about you, but I am excited to revamp and get serious about my budget after that awesome budget blog series we had! On the heels of that, we recently came across a book called “Money Rules” by Jean Chatzky; she shares some simple tips that make a big difference. I’ll share some of my personal favs along with a little extra commentary on how they’ve worked... Read More

Marshmallow Budgeting?

A couple weekends ago, I was lucky enough to participate in the Child Safety Fair & Bike Rodeo, a free event held in the shopping center our Sparks Crossing Branch is in. Several local merchants showed up to teach bike safety, create child ID cards, help with fingerprint kits, and so on! There was even someone teaching basic self-defense to the little Chuck Norris wannabes.... Read More

Cheap Thrills

The kids: they are running around like crazy, totally have cabin fever, are bickering back and forth. They need to get out of the house and you sure as heck don’t want to cook dinner! Well, what do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO! Short of putting them to work or making them run laps around the house, you have to find other productive sources of entertainment. Part of the fun of going... Read More

Walk This Way

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... Read More

Home Means Nevada

I don’t belong to any indigenous species of the area but have been here most of my life. By a coincidence, my wife-to-be came over in a separate wagon train in the same year. As a yung’n I recall the horse pasture across the street and a two lane rural road lined by cottonwood trees that came to be known as Plumb Lane. I played in the potato field that would eventually have... Read More

Coming Soon To An ATM Near You

Aaah technology… most of the time a wonderful thing. As a financial institution, we have to stay constantly abreast of all the latest technology and how it can benefit our membership. We also have a lot of regulations and compliance about said technology that is constantly changing. There is always something new, which brings us to the new ATM’s that are coming soon! Great... Read More

The Blended Family – The Credit Union Way

By now, you may have heard that the members of Sparks City Employees FCU voted overwhelmingly to merge with Great Basin FCU.  This was exciting news for me not only because it presented a new adventure for my staff and myself, but also because we would get the opportunity to serve more local members in our community with the products and service I am so passionate about.  I learned... Read More

The 100-Year Marketing Plan

It’s thrilling to me that consumers really seem to be understanding the “Credit Union Difference” more and more each year. Did you know credit unions have been around since the late 19th Century? So it’s only taken a hundred or so years for the message to get out there, but it’s a victory nonetheless! The Big Banks and their rising fees and balance requirements as pointed... Read More