June 5th, 2018148593Financial stress in a marriage can begin with the wedding.
According to costofwedding.com, couples, on average, spend between $19,323 and $32,205 on their big day. That’s about the average cost of an out-of-state student to attend a public university for a semester during the 2017-2018 school year ( about $25,620, according to...
June 4th, 201835164Cheese — the culinary gold so delicious, Americans dedicate two days out of each year to its splendor.
It's true. After National Cheese Lovers Day on Jan. 20, we couldn't event go another six months without celebrating the melty, stretchy, creamy food again. Today, June 4, is National Cheese Day and we've scouted out the best deals...
May 4th, 2018297169Most Georgians don’t shy away from spending on their furry, feathery and scaly family members.
According to a Georgia Credit Union Affiliates survey, about 50 percent of respondents own pets. Of those pet owners, 11.7 percent said they tend to spend between $300 and $500 annually on pet care and supplies. Another 9.4 percent spend...
May 3rd, 2018134250You're probably basking in the glow of your completed tax season, right? You've put your calculator away and have prepared yourself to forget how a W-2 works until next year.
Until you suddenly realize you forgot to claim that important tax credit; you took a deduction that wasn't meant for you; you just flat out got something...
May 2nd, 20180220If you're making payments on your furry friend through a pet store, make sure you're reading the fine print. Are you sure you're making payments to eventually own your animal?
Buying a pet through a store can get expensive. A Forbes article found that golden retriever puppies can cost about $500 and other sites suggest African Grey...
May 1st, 201829450The school year is almost over, but scholarship season isn't quite yet!
That's good news for any procrastinators facing a college payment in the near future. According to CollegeCalc, the average cost of tuition in Georgia was $10,055 a year during the 2016 – 2017 academic school year. Most undergraduate degrees take about four or...
April 17th, 201868631In 2017, smartphone users across the world downloaded 197 billion applications.
They used those apps to help make them better friends, better shoppers, better consumers of news and better Angry Bird launchers. That's perhaps what most draws us to the ocean of apps that have been developed in the past 10 years — they promise to make...
April 17th, 20184125In 1992, Vicki Robin and her partners Joe Dominguez wrote a book that turned traditional personal finance advice on its metaphorical head. Instead of changing your money to pay for the lifestyle you want, the two suggested living a minimalist lifestyle to more quickly achieve "financial independence" — a state where working is optional...
April 12th, 201830124The following article appeared on the Peach State Federal Credit Union blog March 29. Delta Community Credit Union is Georgia’s largest credit union with 24 branches across metro Atlanta and three outside Georgia. Peach State serves more than 41,000 members in Barrow, Clarke, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Jackson, Oconee and Walton...