Money Matters by Farmers Insurance Federal Credit Union

Farmers Agents

April 3, 2025

How To Prepare Your Agency For A Recession

No one wants to say the “R” word, but many are sounding the recession alarm. In this climate, one of the many immediate challenges is preparing your agency for a recession. With insight from Forbes, The Economist, KPMG, SHRM, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, we’ve prepared some practical tips and advice we hope is of real, actionable value should the worst happen.

Budgeting

April 3, 2025

What You Can Do To Prepare For A Recession

When a major storm is headed your way, you prepare yourself. The same should be true for a recession. Many experts predict the U.S. economy is headed toward a recession. These tend to go hand in hand with major stock market declines and unemployment.

2 x 2 System

March 27, 2025

2×2 System March: Completing A Spending And Savings Plan And Doing Your Taxes

The 2×2 System is where you set aside two hours on the calendar two times a month to complete a predetermined financial task. This modest but consistent effort can help you sustain financial health and build wealth in bite-sized chunks. Read more.

Money Smarts

March 20, 2025

6 Tax Blunders To Avoid

You tear open the letter marked “Internal Revenue Service,” wondering whether it contains an unexpected refund. But, to your dismay, you find that you owe more than you projected because of a mistake on your tax return. Your heart sinks as you figure out where you’ll get the money to pay the bill. Read more.

Fraud Tips

March 13, 2025

Four Signs That Someone Is Trying To Scam You

Cybercrime is an ongoing challenge that continues to grow. From 2019 to 2023, cybercrime nearly doubled to more than 880,000.* In 2023, consumers reported losing more than $10 billion to scams, a 14% increase over 2022.** To help protect you and your money, here are four signs that someone is trying to scam you.

Financial Wellness

March 6, 2025

10 Tips For Helping You Save And Grow Your Money

We’re fast approaching the end of the first quarter of 2025. How are your financial resolutions going? Did you start a budget at the start of the year? Have you cut back on credit card spending? Did you finally start an emergency fund? To help make your money go further, here are 10 tips to help you save and grow your money. Read more.

Budgeting

February 27, 2025

10 Short Money Tips For The Shortest Month Of The Year

In honor of February, the shortest month of the year, here are 10 short money tips for helping you lead a better financial life. Be sure to click on the links to learn more. Read more.

Fraud Tips

February 20, 2025

5 Tips For Protecting Yourself From Credit Card Fraud

How many credit cards do you have in your wallet? As of the end of Q3 2024, there were about 600 million credit card accounts in the U.S.* Read more.

2 x 2 System

February 13, 2025

2×2 System February: Tracking Spending And Setting Goals

Credit Union News

February 11, 2025

Message from our New CEO Mirella Reznic

I am honored to introduce myself as the new President & CEO of your Credit Union. It’s a great privilege to be part of this organization and to have the opportunity to serve you. Read more.

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