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Give Smartly During Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to gather with family and friends. To take a pause and show appreciation and gratitude. As we each take stock of our bounty, we encourage you to look outward to those in need. There are many trustworthy charitable organizations that work tirelessly all year to benefit those in your community, across the nation, and internationally.

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Financial Wellness
The 2×2 System: A Yearly Financial Wellness Calendar. November.

or most people working for a company, a significant part of the job is sifting through a whole lot of emails to determine which contain vital information. That means a bunch of potentially useful stuff—like updates on employee benefits—gets weeded out simply because there’s not enough time to engage with everything. But now, during this month when open enrollment typically happens, give yourself time to review the offerings for each of these potentially valuable employee benefits:

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Financial Wellness
Open Yourself To An HSA And An IRA During Open Enrollment

It’s that time of year again. No, not football season. Or the start of the holiday shopping season. It’s open enrollment season. As you review your current healthcare selections and research your options, there are two financial options we hope you’ll keep top of mind. Health savings accounts and Individual retirement accounts. Here are a few things to consider.

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Message From Our CEO

The last quarter was filled with new developments at your Credit Union. The most exciting was the introduction of Tulee, our digital banking platform. Thank you to all our Members who downloaded and are using the Tulee app. We hope it will make banking with us even easier. And be on the lookout for new Tools and improvements by the end of the year and into the future. We appreciate the enhancement suggestions – keep them coming!

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Family Matters
Holiday Card Art Contest: Calling All Young Artists

Sending family and friends a holiday card is one of the best parts of the season. It’s a beautiful tradition that helps us connect and reconnect with those we care about and people we may have lost touch with. How popular are holiday cards? According to Hallmark, in the U.S., approximately 1.3 billion holiday cards are sent annually.

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Farmers Agents
6 Reasons Now Is The Time To Buy Office Space

This year has been challenging for every sized business. But, despite the economic uncertainty, and rising interest rates, there are some silver linings. One is an abundance of office space and motivated sellers looking to cut their losses, meaning more bargaining power for you if you’re looking to purchase an office.

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Financial Wellness
7 Reasons To Open A Certificate Now

nterest rates are always a hot topic, whether the go up or down. As of this writing, the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates four times in 2023 in its effort to curb inflation. While there’s much debate on whether this is a smart move, there’s little doubt that an increase in interest rates for home and auto loans and credit cards makes it more challenging for consumers. But there is a silver lining: increased interest rates mean increased rates for CDs and Certificates.

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