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  Vacations are meant to be relaxing, but underplanning and overspending can lead to financial stressors. Consider the following tips to reduce travel-related anxiety and help you make the most out of your time away – whether journeying across state lines or overseas.   Create a travel budget. A budget can help you make well-informed financial decisions while away without compromising your long-term savings goals. Also, ask us about our Vacation Club savings account!...

  Who wouldn’t want to make their home more comfortable, attractive and valuable? The good news is that there are a lot of ways to do just that, and we have plenty of ideas to help.   If you’re on a tight budget A coat of fresh paint in an updated color can brighten any room in the house. And, if you’re willing to invest in the modest equipment needed, you can DIY the job to save the cost of hiring it done. Painting can help more than your walls....

  The idea of “sustainability” is linked to a lot of local activities these days – whether it’s reusing or recycling products, sampling culinary delights from a local bakery, or choosing to buy American-made products to support our national economy. There are plenty of reasons why eating, dining, and banking locally makes good economic sense. If you’ve ever wondered if it matters where you deposit your hard-earned money, let me assure you it does. Not...