How to Budget for Charitable Donations
04/09/2025
Sometimes it can feel difficult to add charitable donations into a budget that already feels stretched by groceries, loan payments, and utilities. But adding charitable donations into your budget doesn't have to be hard or time consuming!
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Case Study: "Cramming"
04/02/2025
Cramming made headlines several years ago when the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took on several mobile phone providers who allowed fraudulent activity to happen and cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. While most of these cell phone companies have successfully put a stop to many mobile cramming schemes, this type of scam is still popping up.
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Quishing
03/26/2025
Technological advances are usually made in pursuit of making everyday life easier. However, these advances sometimes get hijacked by those looking to cause harm to people. QR codes were meant to make it easier for consumers to view websites, make payments, and more, but criminals have now devised ways to make QR codes a new means of phishing attacks.
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Financial Literacy: What is a Bank?
03/19/2025
While it may seem basic to those who are farther along in their financial journeys, those who are just starting may wonder just what a bank is and why it is essential to their financial success. Banks offer security, loans, and much more to help get you where you want to go!
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IRS's 2025 "Dirty Dozen"
03/12/2025
Another year, another tax season, and another round of scams looking to defraud you during this stressful time. Every year, the IRS releases a list called the "Dirty Dozen," which goes over the most prominent scams taxpayers should be on the lookout for in this tax season. With the 2025 list just released, we wanted to go over what you need to know about these scams.
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