Posts of Category: Banking Basics

Lauren

Does Cupid’s Arrow Point to One Checking Account or Two?

By Lauren
February 14, 2012 9:05 AM

The second month of the year – it must be the season of love! I can’t help but a feel a little nostalgic this month, as I got engaged in frigid February – many years ago! Much has transpired since  Continue Reading »

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Josué

Getting (and Staying) Financially Fit for the Rest of 2012

By Josué
February 9, 2012 10:15 AM

Can you believe that February 2012 is already here? Perhaps it seems like yesterday that you made a New Year’s resolution to get financially fit, yet somehow you have already gotten off course. Perhaps your goals were too high or  Continue Reading »

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Steve

Lights, Camera, Save…for a Car

By Steve
January 6, 2012 9:15 AM

Ask a teenager about an important goal to save for, and a lot of them will mention a car. The two winners in our Lights, Camera, Save! video contest both used this example to create great videos, and one is  Continue Reading »

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Amber

Making It Fresh, Healthy and Affordable this Holiday Season

By Amber
December 14, 2011 9:45 AM

‘Tis the holiday season again. Time for parties, dinners, cookies and pies… and the thought of yet again making that New Year’s resolution to hit the gym. Not to mention the dent in your pocketbook if you are the lucky  Continue Reading »

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Lauren

Don’t Let “Ho, Ho, Ho!” Become “Owe, Owe, Owe!” – Avoid Holiday Overspending

By Lauren
November 22, 2011 12:25 PM

Before the last stitch was even in my son’s Halloween costume this year, I spied TV commercials encouraging me to start my Christmas shopping. It appears Black Friday is no longer the official start of the holiday shopping season, like  Continue Reading »

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guest

October: Time to Emphasize “Virtual” Vigilance

By guest
October 24, 2011 10:21 AM

Halloween scares come courtesy of ghosts, goblins and ghouls. Online threats are on the prowl year-round and go by names such as skimming, MITB attacks and the appropriately-named scareware. Here’s the second part of our feature on cyber crime and  Continue Reading »

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guest

What’s Scarier Than Halloween? Cyber Crime

By guest
October 20, 2011 9:15 AM

Every October 31 we dress ourselves in scary costumes, carve scary jack-o-lanterns, and celebrate Halloween. We have been carving pumpkins for Halloween in the United States since the mid-1800’s, and dressing in scary costumes of various supernatural figures since the  Continue Reading »

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Alison

Do You Have Any Coupons?

By Alison
October 17, 2011 10:20 AM

That’s what the nice voice from the grocery store’s self-check-out register always asks me after I finish scanning my items. I usually answer, “No.” Coupons?  I don’t have time to cut out coupons. And then one night I was flipping  Continue Reading »

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Crystal

Give Me Some Credit – No, Seriously!

By Crystal
October 10, 2011 9:20 AM

Credit is more than a point system towards graduation in higher education. Or something you give your spouse when he or she remembers to do something thoughtful. Or even an adjective before the word “card.” Your credit, in its simplest  Continue Reading »

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Steve

Take 2: Teens Can Enter Our Second Annual “Lights, Camera, Save!” Video Contest

By Steve
September 13, 2011 9:25 AM

There’s a common expression about how to make a point: show, don’t tell. So Susquehanna Bank and the American Bankers Association Education Foundation are inviting teenagers to use video to show the importance of saving. If their message is creative,  Continue Reading »

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