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What’s the Best Way to Tackle Debt: Snowball or Avalanche Method?
Would you prefer an avalanche or a snowball? We’re talking about paying off your debt! In the snowball method, you pay off the smallest debt first, then move to the next smallest, etc. The avalanche method works the same way, but you take the debts in order of highest interest rate. Regardless of which option you choose, the point is to get started paying that debt off TODAY! Continue reading
Is Debt Consolidation Right for Me?
If you’re stuck under a mountain of debt and making limited headway, debt consolidation might look like a great way out, and it can be! You can raise your credit score and simplify your life with one monthly payment; however, it doesn’t fix bad spending habits. You’ll have to guard against putting yourself back in the hole, and you might end up with a longer payment timeline. Continue reading
Do It Today: Steps 9-12 of 12 toward Living a Debt-Free Life
You are nearly there! By this point you have already completed or are working on 8 out of the 12 steps. That is progress and progress should be celebrated. Now incorporate these last 4 steps and you will be well on your way to living a debt-free life. Continue reading
6 Steps to Crushing Debt
You might look at your pile of debt and think you’ll never dig out from under it, but all it takes is some organization, budgeting and patience to get it done! Figure out what strategy you want to use, trim your budget in other areas to commit more to debt repayment and you’re well on your way. You can do this! Continue reading
Do It Today: Steps 5-8 of 12 toward Living a Debt-Free Life
With this 12 Step Program you will learn the tools you need to help get you to a place of debt-free living. Make sure you read the first installment for steps 1-4 before reading 5-8. If I can do it so can you! Continue reading
Cut the Wires! Inter-Institution Transfers Now Available in Digital Banking
Read this blog post for instructions on how to set up External Transfers. The power is at your fingertips to transfer money from another financial institution into your ATFCU account or vice versa. Continue reading
Text Banking
Don’t have a smartphone? Don’t worry - we have what you need. Text banking is what you are looking for. Follow the instructions in this post to have text banking at your fingertips. This service is simple, secure, free and works on nearly all cell phones. Continue reading
Set Up Email or Text Alerts for Your ATFCU Accounts
Setting up email or text alerts makes it easier for you to keep up with the information that matters most about your accounts. So much of communication these days goes out via text, why not get texts about your bank accounts and what's happening with them? Continue reading
Pay Your ATFCU Loan Electronically
Do you remember the song by Snap! that went like... 'I've got the power hey yeah heh I've got the power..." Well if you do AND you like to have 'the power', you are in luck! How you make your ATFCU loan payment is up to you! Rather it be from an external transfer or debit card, you have the power to choose. Continue reading