Archive for November, 2009

Six Weeks!?

November 16, 2009

Can you believe that Christmas is only SIX weeks away?? With temperatures in the 70s, it is easy to forget that it’s mid-November!

Gift giving is just around the corner and with a tightened belt around the wallet, we could all use some cheap gift ideas. Wisebread.com is a personal finance blog with tips for anything and everything financial, and they posted an article today with some great gift ideas that involve very little cash.

Making your own Fudge or Russian Tea are just two ideas for gifts that will be easy on the wallet, but will still be fun for the receiver – everyone loves homemade goodies!

Click here to see gift ideas from wisebread.com.

Happy thrifty spending!

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Halloween Costume Contest

November 2, 2009

Halloween was a super fun day at the credit union. On top of all the candy and treats we gave out, we invited kids to come to the main office and show off their costumes. 3 judges, completely unbiased, came to help us find the most creative costumes.

Here are a few that the judges had to choose from:

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As you can see, it was a very tough choice, but they did have to choose some winners.

And the winners are:

From the 5 and under category:

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The smallest SWAT team member and the sweetest little butterfly. Congratulations!

In the category for 6-10 year olds, here are the winners:

6-10-winners

The hilarious Grandma and straight from the video game world, Luigi! You guys did great!

The winners received money to help add to their savings.

We were glad to see so many young credit union members show up for our fun Halloween festivities!

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