What Affects Your Credit? Your Credit Score Decoded
Your credit score has a lot of power over your life, from the interest rates you get when buying a car, to getting a…
Fed drops rates to historic low – Is it the right time to refinance your home?
With all the chaos going on around us, it is nice to find a silver lining. With the recent announcement by the Federal Reserve…
Are You Ready to Buy a Home? Five Questions to Ask Yourself First
Thinking about home ownership? Terrific! But how do you know when you’re ready to buy a home? There are a number of critical questions…
Simplify Your Finances This Year!
The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to clean out your financial closets—so to speak. By streamlining your money issues and…
Saver or Spender? Tips for Your Money Personality
You probably understand that personality type affects behavior. Know that aggressive driver who tailgates no matter what? Yeah, they probably have an aggressive-angry-impulsive personality…
Having a Baby? Financial Advice for New Parents: Dollars and Cents
You have heard it before—becoming a parent changes your life. Not only are you now responsible for forming and influencing a life, but you…
Is Pet Insurance Worth It? – Dollars & Cents
There are so many positive reasons to own a pet. These include companionship, a way for children to learn responsibility and empathy, a way…
7 Easy Ways to Renew Motivation for New Year Financial Resolutions (Tools Included)
If you made a financial New Year’s resolution for 2017 but things aren’t going as well as you’d hoped, here are tools and advice…
Switching to a Credit Union Is Easy and Worth It
There are many reasons to join a credit union, including lower rates and fees, higher interest rates on savings accounts, and account holders (members)…
8 Ways to Winterize Your Home on a Budget
New Mexico might be in the desert, but as any good New Mexican knows, temperatures do drop significantly in winter here (and it snows,…
