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How to create a holiday shopping budget

Holiday shoppers may be looking at pricier gifts this season with inflation remaining high. You can take steps to alleviate the financial toll of the holiday season by making a holiday shopping budget. According to recent data from Deloitte,
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Don’t become a victim of ACH fraud – here’s how

ACH transactions are electronic payments or money transfers over the automated clearing house (ACH) network. The ACH network can be used to process transactions such as direct debits, direct deposits, direct payments, electronic checks, and electronic funds transfers.
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What is an unsecured personal loan?

Do you feel like you’re being crushed under the weight of credit card debt, high-interest loans, or a major financial emergency?  An unsecured personal loan1 might help you. An unsecured personal loan allows you to borrow money without pledging an asset (e.g.,
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4 tips for your back-to-school budget

As summer ends and children head back to school, now is the time to make sure you have a back-to-school budget in place. Developing a budget can help you plan for and manage expenses at the start of and throughout the school year.
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Financing major restoration projects

As time passes, and community associations continue to age, their upkeep becomes more and more complicated for the unit owners, the board, and the management company. There will come a time when some community associations may need to consider financing major restoration projects.
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9 tips to help you save money this summer

Summer is the time for long-awaited vacations, camp for kids, graduations, weddings, and backyard BBQs. But with record-high inflation and gas charges nearing $6 a gallon in some parts of the country, most people are looking for ways to save on expenses.
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