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Tag Archives: Personal finance
December 29, 2010 8:15 AM
I’ve read that people spend more time picking out a refrigerator or car than they do picking out benefit plans. As an employee benefits professional, I’d have to agree with that assessment. I’ve seen people’s income run out when they Continue Reading »
December 27, 2010 8:15 AM
Let’s face it: each holiday, we all get that one special gift that we just can’t stand. Perhaps it’s a brightly-colored sweater that, while it seems too harsh to say ugly, we’ll call beautifully deficient. Or maybe it’s a strongly-scented candle that Continue Reading »
December 20, 2010 8:30 AM
You may wonder why I’m focusing on fitness when most of us are thinking of the fabulous feasts we will soon be sharing with family and friends during the holidays. To borrow a quote frequently attributed to Robert F. Kennedy: Continue Reading »
Tags: Budgeting, Financial education, Financial Fitness, Personal finance
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December 8, 2010 8:45 AM
Let me start by saying that I love the holiday season. The music, the traditions, the excitement on my kids’ faces. Holiday memories are priceless, but let’s get real; they almost always come with a price tag. Toys, food, decorations, Continue Reading »
Tags: Budgeting, Financial education, Financial Fitness, Personal finance
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November 8, 2010 9:15 AM
Thinking about putting a charitable organization on your gift list this holiday season? No doubt a donation would be appreciated. The Philadelphia Inquirer recently reported that a new ranking of the nation’s 400 biggest charities shows donations dropped by 11 Continue Reading »
Tags: Charitable Giving, Personal finance
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November 4, 2010 8:45 AM
Susquehanna Bank recently added a series of online educational videos to our website, including a couple on the importance of managing credit. We were looking for someone to “test-drive” the videos, and figured a college student might be a good Continue Reading »
Tags: Credit, Financial education, Personal finance
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October 28, 2010 9:10 AM
I’m generally comfortable with new technology, and like most people, I’ll embrace a new technology if it works for me. Many of my acquaintances have been sliding their fingers across touch screen phones and sending text messages with rapid fire Continue Reading »
October 12, 2010 9:45 AM
I still remember the day it arrived. I was 18 years old and a freshman at Temple University. Just days before, I traded in my personal information in exchange for a Frisbee and the promise of my first credit card Continue Reading »
Tags: Budgeting, Credit, Personal finance
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October 6, 2010 10:00 AM
Everyone knows that your credit report and credit score help determine your likelihood and cost of using other peoples’ money to get all the stuff you want: houses, cars, cell phones and a job. Let’s try to take some of Continue Reading »
Tags: Credit, Credit Score, Personal finance
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October 4, 2010 9:30 AM
Each October, Susquehanna Bank staff in Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia take part in the American Bankers Association’s Get Smart About Credit program, providing credit education to teens and young adults. But how would you stack up against Continue Reading »