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Top Financial Tips for New College Students

By: America's Credit Union
June 7th, 2022

The financially carefree days of college students are quickly disappearing in the rearview mirror. Wide-reaching surveys indicate upwards of 70 percent of college students experience stress about money before graduation. It almost goes without saying that this newest generation may not be overly welcoming to “advice” from their parents or grandparents. After all, those are the people who suffered massive student loan debt, a subprime mortgage crisis, and the Great Recession.

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7 Reasons Why Your Child Needs a Kids Savings Account

By: America's Credit Union
March 23rd, 2022

If you want your child to be a financially responsible adult, get started today by teaching them how to properly manage their money. Teaching your children how to earn, manage, and save money will provide them with the fundamental tools they need to achieve financial success in the future. Opening a kids savings account for your children is a great way to educate them about money and start early healthy savings habits. Here are some of the ways a kids savings account can help your child grow into a money savvy adult.

Americans Are Spending More on Pets Than Ever Before: $72 Billion

By: America's Credit Union
April 11th, 2019

The American Pet Products Association (APPA) has released new annual industry-wide spending figures, which exceeded the previous year's spending by more than $3 billion. Americans are showing love for their pets as never before.

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The Organic Consumer

By: America's Credit Union
March 21st, 2019

Today's organic shoppers are more mainstream and diverse than most contemporary stereotypes of pro-organic shoppers, according to a recent survey conducted by organic produce firm Earthbound Farm.

Home & School | Youth News | Life

Avoid These Resume and Interview Mistakes

By: America's Credit Union
June 8th, 2018

Staffing firm Robert Half Technology is offering advice on how not to blow your next job search.

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Generation Z Will Pay $226,000 in Rent in their Lifetime

By: America's Credit Union
June 6th, 2018

Generation Z can expect to spend $226,000 on inflation-adjusted rent in their lifetime -- about $24,000 more than millennials and $77,000 more than baby boomers, according to a new analysis from rental search platform HotPads.

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