Purchasing a home is often the most significant investment a person will make. With the ongoing — and growing — threat of wildfires, how to safeguard that investment is on many homeowners’ minds. Over the past two years, Californians have suffered through seven of the top 20 most destructive fires in the state’s history, including […]
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7 close to home RV getaways around Santa Cruz
Summer has arrived, your boss has approved your time off, and your DIY camper project is (mostly) done. The only thing dampening your excitement is the price of gas. No one wants to go broke just for some rest and relaxation. That’s why Bay Federal Credit Union, a not-for-profit cooperative with the mission of making […]
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Live local, bank local- why credit unions and local banks are a better answer
In her weekly roundup of news and notes from the Santa Cruz County business community, Jessica M. Pasko talks to…
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Money talks: 5 tips for teaching kids about personal finance
Imagine two teens walk into a big-box store to buy themselves a top-of-the-line laptop. One doesn’t have money saved, but he does have a credit card and an idea of what computer he’d like based on ads he’s seen on TikTok. The other has a robust savings account, a debit card, and an idea of […]
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Back to the books: Bay Federal Credit Union selects Cabrillo College’s Coleman Garner for scholarship
For Coleman Garner, finding himself unexpectedly unemployed in the pandemic turned out to be a blessing in disguise. The 29-year-old Westside resident had graduated in 2015 with a degree in marine biology from the University of Oregon, but he’d been working in customer service since. He wasn’t learning new things anymore. He wasn’t challenging himself. […]