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Financially Preparing for Wildfire Season in the Pacific Northwest
The stunning landscapes of the Pacific Northwest’s (PNW’s) lush forests come with a significant risk: wildfires. As climate change accelerates, increasing the frequency of wildfires in the region, ...
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Saving for a Rainy Day: Emergency Fund Essentials for PNW Residents
Rainy days: In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), there are quite a few of them—and when they come, it’s nice to have a plan ...
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5 Budget Travel Tips for Spring Break
The weather’s getting warmer, the grass is getting greener, and savvy travelers are setting their sights on ...
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Why a High-Yield Savings Account Is Right For You
This just in: Not all savings accounts are the same. High-yield savings accounts—or, as you’ll see them abbreviated, ...
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Summer Savings 101: Tips on Building Your Bank Account
Summer is the time for family fun. The weather is great. The kids are out of school. There’s plenty to do and see with ...
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Saving Your Way to a New Home
Have you always dreamed of owning a home but felt you couldn’t afford it? There are many possibilities, and owning a ...
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Is a Savings Account Worth It? A Beginner’s Guide to Savings
Everyone should learn how to start saving their money at an early age. They also need to understand the right way to ...
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Budgeting for Your Next Career Move
When changing careers, planning is everything. Whether you’re making a planned leap into your dream job or searching ...
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You’ve Done Your Taxes—Now What?
Albert Einstein once quipped, “the hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.” Everyone must file an ...
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Money Market 101
Helping Pacific Northwesterners navigate the financial wilderness with simple, honest, uniQue financial insights.
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Why You Should Include CDs in a Diversified Savings Plan
Saving money can be challenging when you are just starting your career. Even with the cost of rent, groceries, ...
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How Do You Include Certificates of Deposit in Your Savings Plan?
Most people think having a savings plan is putting money aside for an emergency or a rainy day. Having an effective ...
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How to Diversify Your Money: Pros and Cons of Different Strategies
Saving money is a skill we learn early in life. Children start saving with a piggy bank and then graduate to a savings ...
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How to Build a Savings Account in 8 Easy Steps
We all want to save money and pad our bank accounts for retirement. Unfortunately, it’s easy for savings to vanish long ...
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How Do Certificates of Deposit Work, and What Are the Benefits of Getting One?
There are many ways to put your money to work. You want to find a secure place to save your money that will yield ...
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How to Avoid Overdraft Fees: Ways to Protect Your Account
No matter how skilled you are at budgeting, everyone runs short of money from time to time. Part of budgeting is ...
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The Relationship Between Asset Allocation and Investment Time Horizon
Whether you are saving for a car, a new home, or are planning for retirement, it’s important to understand how to ...
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Introduction to Real Estate Investing: What to Know Before Diving In
If you are considering ways to make your money grow (and who isn’t?), real estate investing is always a good bet.
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Long-Term Care Is Changing: Here Is What You Need to Know, Now
Long-term care should be part of everyone’s retirement planning. Just as everyone should have a retirement fund, ...
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How To Get A Mortgage
Homeownership is an aspiration for most Americans. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a spike in home sales. ...
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How to Achieve Financial Freedom
Too many of us worry about making enough money to pay bills and stave off mounting debt. Rather than focusing on making ...
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Budgeting for when your Children Say 'I Do'
Wedding season is upon us. Many couples who had planned to get married in 2020 put their nuptial plans on hold because ...
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Marriage and Money: 8 Financial Tips for Couples Before Saying 'I Do'
You found the love of your life and you can’t wait to get married. However, you don’t want to get so caught up in your ...
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How to Attend Weddings on a Budget
Spring is the time when the weather gets warmer, flowers bloom, and people get married. Spring is traditionally the ...
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Understanding Investment Time Horizons as Part of Retirement Planning
One of the consequences of the internet age is an ever-increasing lack of patience. We are used to finding what we want ...
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How to Travel on a Budget: Quick Tips
After the pandemic lockdown of 2020 everyone is anxious to get out and explore. The vacation travel plans canceled last ...
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Best Places to Travel on a Budget This Summer
Summertime is family time. In the summer, the weather is fine, and the kids are out of school. It’s the ideal time to ...
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Exploring Personal Finance Basics: Do You Know Everything You Should?
Understanding personal finance is an essential survival skill. No matter what your job or how much money you have ...
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Ways to Build an Emergency Fund Foundation
Emergencies are difficult to plan for, but there are steps you can take to prepare yourself, no matter what crises may ...
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Motivators for Planning for Long-Term Care
When you think about retirement, you also should start planning for long-term care. Even if retirement is years away, ...
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