Whether or not you made any New Year’s resolutions for 2024, you may want to work your way through this financial to-do list. No diet or exercise is required, and you only have to take a few steps to improve your financial health and security.
We are highly dependent on electricity and use a lot of energy to keep our homes warm during the winter and cool during the summer. Heating and cooling costs are some of the most expensive bills that we pay throughout the year and there has been an issue that people have complained about.
Put your finances on the fast-track to growth with deposits at Core Bank. Here is help knowing all the different ways you can deposit money into your bank account, along with the how-tos. Equipped with this knowledge, you can be even more ready to get your hard-earned dollars socked away.
Core Bank is proud to have served our customers for 10 years since the merger of Centennial Bank and Omaha State Bank. The union has created synergy and has expanded the reach and resources of both banks while providing greater operational efficiencies and improved digital banking services and the customer experience.
Venmo is a third-party social payment app you can use to exchange funds with people and businesses. Unlike Zelle, which is offered in the Core Bank mobile app, Venmo functions as a digital wallet, allowing you to accrue money in your Venmo account to pay for future purchases. You can access your Venmo account using the mobile app or Venmo’s website.
Community banks like Core Bank take in deposits and distribute loans that feed into a self-sustaining micro-economy and keep funds right here in Omaha. It is all part of a symbiotic relationship that community banks have with their communities. And the proceeds from those businesses employ residents, fund municipalities, and continue the cycle of locally based economic growth.
Opening a savings account is crucial to financial fitness. When saving money for different financial goals, it’s important to consider where to keep it. For example, high-yield savings accounts and money market accounts can offer above-average interest rates while keeping funds relatively liquid. Those may be appropriate options when saving for short-term needs, such as an emergency fund.
Remote deposit capture (RDC) is a service that allows bank customers to scan or capture images of check deposits and present them electronically to the bank of first deposit without having to physically deliver the paper check to the bank.
If you are planning a wedding, you’ll have to remember that the wedding is about your marriage and not spending over your budget so that you are paying for it for years after your celebration. It would also be better to invest in your housing future by setting aside the extra money you would’ve spent toward the wedding.
How much time do you spend on your finances each week? Stay on track with your financial goals in the new year by taking these steps which may also help you better prepare for the future. If there is a potential major downturn in the economy later in the year, a recession might affect you less than others who do not prepare.
We’d love to see your smiling face in person, but we know that your banking needs happen 24 | 7 | 365. Feel free to bank from your couch, your office or a beach somewhere warm.