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Chris Gottschalk

I am the Marketing Assistant of First Alliance Credit Union. I love learning new things about finance and money, then sharing that information with the community, usually in the form of a blog.

What are High Yield Savings Accounts?

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What are High Yield Savings Accounts?

Everyone knows that savings accounts pay interest on the money you keep in them. However, that amount of interest you learn is pretty low. Usually,...

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4 Financial Steps All Couples Need to Take

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4 Financial Steps All Couples Need to Take

While it may be true that "all you need is love,' It's equally true that most couples break up due to disagreements over finances. The biggest reason...

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What Are The Requirements to Join a Credit Union?

By now, it’s pretty much common knowledge that credit unions have advantages the big banks just can’t match. Credit unions typically offer lower...

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Family looking over their budget.

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4 Great Ways to Boost Your Finances When You're Snowed In

If you're in the Midwest, you'll eventually wake up to find your town has been buried under snow and that everything has shut down due to inclement...

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Best things to buy after Christmas

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Best Items to Buy After Christmas

Anybody who has gone into a store the week after Christmas knows that retailers have a ton of stock leftover from the holidays. It’s also common...

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Lessons From A Charlie Brown Christmas

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5 Financial Lessons You Can Learn From “A Charlie Brown Christmas”

Out of all the holiday television specials making their way across the airwaves this December, “A Charlie Brown Christmas” stands above them all....

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Christmas gifts decoration on a light wooden surface

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16 Popular Holiday Gifts for 2019 And How To Get The Best Deals

The holidays are upon us again, and with them comes the question of what you’re going to get your family member, friends and co-workers for the...

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Young Business woman holding a broken piggy bank

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Why Don’t I Make Money In My Savings Account?

A savings account offers several financial advantages, but a high interest rate usually isn’t one of them. Savings accounts with a half percent...

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Avoid common Black Friday traps

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How to Avoid 7 Common Black Friday Traps

Despite the ominous name, Black Friday is the best day of the year for retailers throughout the United States. This is the day shoppers clamber over...

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Man with twenty dollar bills

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How To Go Christmas Shopping Without Going Bankrupt

As you may have heard from Alvin and the Chipmunks, Christmas, Christmas, time is here. Time for toys and time for cheer. The only problem is that in...

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