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Comment on Money Saving Tips for Holiday Shopping by Reducing Holiday Stress - Eat Breathe Blog

Reducing Holiday Stress - Eat Breathe Blog — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:13:10 +0000

[...] Accept help. This is the season of giving, so it’s wonderful to lend a hand where help is needed. However, you should not feel that the holidays depend on you. No one can do everything. Let your friends help you and vice versa. Share your shopping lists. I have a friend who lives on a completely different side of town. Each year I give her some of my shopping and she gives me some of hers. By doing this we never have to make the cross town commute that can add hours to errand running. Having multiple people looking for the same thing also makes it easier to find the best deal. If you are entertaining then ask your guests to bring something to the party. Many people receive baked goods or festive beverages for the holidays. Your guests will be happy to get all those sweets out of their house and you can save some holiday cash. [...]

Comment on The Benefits of Shared Branching by Brian McCue

Brian McCue — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 12:55:05 +0000

Great info! One of the biggest benefits is that for credit unions that participate in Shared Branching, their members have access to over 4,400 locations across the country. So if you’re traveling or relocating, you have almost as many locations as even the largest of banks. For college students who always seems to need money, it allows them to keep their local credit union account no matter where they go off to school. To find out if your credit union participates, use this link: http://www.cuservicecenter.com/scripts/CUResults.asp

Comment on Cooperative – When was the last time you heard that word used in describing banks? by Carol Szaroleta

Carol Szaroleta — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:13:57 +0000

Shared branching is a huge benefit to credit union members, but that's not all it brings to the table. We also have access to over 60,000 surcharge-free ATMs all over the country between the shared branch network and our other network. I can go nearly anywhere in town or on vacation and find an ATM that doesn't cost me a dime to use! None of the mega banks can boast those numbers!

Comment on Cooperative – When was the last time you heard that word used in describing banks? by David Gilbert

David Gilbert — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 04:26:35 +0000

I agree with Anirban on the need for consumers to have credit unions as an alternative financial services choice that is designed to benefit the member-owner not distant stockholders. Shared -branching is an example of the unique cooperative characteristic of credit unions and the mutual trust they enjoy.

Comment on Collectively, Credit Unions Have been Adding Jobs by Carol Szaroleta

Carol Szaroleta — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:41:54 +0000

Another great reason to move your money from the big banks to a credit union! Remember — credit unions return their profits to you so doing business with them is a win-win proposition.

Comment on Clear Up the Paper Clutter by Carol Szaroleta

Carol Szaroleta — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:36:43 +0000

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Comment on Rarely is it so Good to Be a Borrower by Carol Szaroleta

Carol Szaroleta — Tue, 24 May 2011 19:59:14 +0000

It is amazing to me how many people don't really understand the difference between credit unions and banks. We credit unions (and I work for one) seem to be the best kept secret around. You're almost always going to get a better deal from the credit union because we are not-for-profit!