June 5th, 2018150615Financial stress in a marriage can begin with the wedding.
According to costofwedding.com, couples, on average, spend between $19,323 and $32,205 on their big day. That’s about the average cost of an out-of-state student to attend a public university for a semester during the 2017-2018 school year ( about $25,620, according to...
June 4th, 201835189Cheese — the culinary gold so delicious, Americans dedicate two days out of each year to its splendor.
It's true. After National Cheese Lovers Day on Jan. 20, we couldn't event go another six months without celebrating the melty, stretchy, creamy food again. Today, June 4, is National Cheese Day and we've scouted out the best deals...
June 4th, 20180134Stock indexes in the U.S. began Monday in a strong position after reports that May's job growth turned out stronger than expected, according to a Reuters article.
The unemployment rate fell to an 18-year low in May and wage growth also beat expectations. The markets responded to the news late last week with the S&P 500 closing...
June 1st, 201826128Gwinnett County Public Schools recently announced its winners of the Georgia United credit Union Young Leaders Scholarship.
Each of the five winners won $2,000 toward their education.
Below are the winners:
Bailey Curtis from Mill Creek high School
Shannon Davis from Peachtree Ridge High School
Reina Mitchom from Archer...
June 1st, 201851429Soldiers make sacrifices.
Some are obvious – but others are less so. For instance, not everyone sees the extra effort military families must put forth to maintain financial stability while living a life marked by uncertainty.
“Many military families live paycheck to paycheck,” said Barbara Martin, vice president of operations...
May 31st, 201822161When Andy Harris became president and CEO of Coosa Valley Credit Union (CVCU) three years ago, the organization had about $160 million in assets.
Today, that number is $345 million.
"If you want to go out and start growing, it costs money," Harris said at last week's Northwest Power Connectors luncheon at the Cartersville-Bartow...
May 31st, 20182134Delta Community Credit Union recently awarded $100 savings accounts to 13 metro Atlanta-area students who submitted winning entries in the credit union's third annual Youth Month Essay Contest.
Delta Community hosts the essay contest each April during National Credit Union Youth Month. This year's contest urged students to write about...
May 31st, 20181131Peach State Federal Credit Union has donated $5K to another Northeast Georgia library.
The Toccoa-Stephens County Library will receive $1,000 per year through 2022 from the credit union beginning this year.
The Toccoa-Stephens County Library is the central library for the Northeast Georgia Regional Library system, which has six...
May 30th, 20180115Robins Financial Credit Union recently awarded $2,000 each in scholarships to 11 high school seniors.
Robins Financial has presented this scholarship to graduating seniors for 22 years now and has given close to $500,000 in college scholarships to date.
Below are the recipients of the 2018 scholarships:
Alexandra Estrada,...