Five tips to up your budgeting game

Sticking to a budget isn’t easy and we all miss the target once in a while. If you’re reeling from a recent budget mishap, there’s no need to get discouraged—you’ll do better next month.
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Budgeting & Saving

5 questions to ask before you say ‘I do’

When you’re caught up in planning a wedding, it’s easy to forget about what comes after. I’m talking about your financial future together.
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Budgeting & Saving

Let's be friends

Memes and gifs are great for laughs, but they won’t help you build up your stacks. OCCU is that friend who syncs you up with the latest news and tips to help you win at money.
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Starting Out Financially

Ready to invest? Here's a simple way to start

When people and technology combine forces, they can achieve amazing things.
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Retirement Planning

Top 5 mortgage misconceptions

Think you can’t get a mortgage? Think again. There are lots of misconceptions about home loans floating around out there. We’re here to clear some of them up. Top 5 mortgage misconceptions from MyOCCU Misconception 1: I need to put 20 percent down
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Owning a Home

AP-What?

Fewer than half of young adults learn about money management at school or on the job—most are left to figure it out for themselves.
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Starting Out Financially

5 ways to use your home equity—outside your home 

Rising home values have dropped a nice chunk of equity into many homeowners’ laps. Tapping into it with a home equity loan is easy. Deciding what to do with it? Not so much.
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Owning a Home

Is smart home technology a smart upgrade for your home?

There’s no doubt smart home technology makes life easier. But is it a smart investment?
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Owning a Home

When is it better to pay with a credit card?

Both credit and debit cards are backed by federal laws that protect your rights in case someone steals your identity. But they each fall under different laws with different levels of protection.
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Managing Debt & Credit

Let’s talk life insurance. Got any?

Did you know most people believe life insurance costs nearly three times its actual price? It’s one of the main reasons two in five American adults don’t own any.
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Insurance & Protection