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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.
Topics:
Budgeting & Saving
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Leaking money on your auto loan?

When it comes to leaky budgets, vehicles can be a common culprit. Learn four reasons you might want to consider refinancing your auto loan.
Topics:
Managing Debt & Credit
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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.
Topics:
Budgeting & Saving
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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.
Topics:
Starting Out Financially
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Ready to invest? Here's a simple way to start

When people and technology combine forces, they can achieve amazing things.
Topics:
Retirement Planning
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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
Topics:
Owning a Home
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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.
Topics:
Starting Out Financially
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Checking account—or BFF?

Do you know all of the amazing things your checking account can do for you? 5 reasons to love your OCCU checking account.
Topics:
Starting Out Financially
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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.
Topics:
Owning a Home
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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?
Topics:
Owning a Home