by Nanette Duffey | Mar 4, 2025 | Financial Literacy, Insights
Ever wonder why your pink razors cost more than your husband’s blue ones, even though they’re basically the same in the package? Welcome to the pink tax, where women’s products—like shampoo and deodorant—soar to wallet-draining heights while men’s versions sport a...
by Nanette Duffey | Nov 5, 2024 | Bill Paying + Banking, Financial Literacy, Insights, Medical
As open enrollment season opens, opportunities to subscribe to the various spending accounts become available, too. Multiple options exist, but a plan’s eligibility requirements and family size influence the “best” selection for you and your family. These...
by Nanette Duffey | Oct 23, 2024 | Caretaking, Financial Literacy, Fraud Protection, Insights, Retirement
When it comes to cybersecurity, people of all ages need to be educated on securing their online lives by learning best practices as well as how to deal with scammers. If we’re not careful about protecting ourselves digitally, our mental health will suffer through...
by Nanette Duffey | Jul 18, 2024 | Credit Reports and Scores, Financial Literacy, Fraud Protection, Insights
Whether you’re a frequent user or a sporadic user of the payment app Venmo, you need to be aware of a new scam making its rounds. If you’re not armed with the knowledge of recognizing and avoiding this and other emerging scams, you are more likely to be victimized....
by Nanette Duffey | Jun 25, 2024 | Credit Reports and Scores, Financial Literacy, Fraud Protection, Insights
Living in today’s world with ever-changing digital scams and more frequent online personal information data breaches, how can we protect the credit histories of the next generation? Simply being deemed old enough to have a credit card does not mean one should own a...
by Nanette Duffey | Jun 18, 2024 | Financial Literacy, Fraud Protection, Insights, Technology
If you’re still issuing handwritten personal checks, you’ll want to be very aware of check fraud, which can happen at many points along the life of a paper check. Many presume check fraud begins when your check is lost in the mail. Your check fraud risk begins when...
