{"id":4358,"date":"2019-05-31T21:58:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T21:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/?p=4358"},"modified":"2019-05-31T21:58:21","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T21:58:21","slug":"3-financial-tips-from-our-credit-union-in-brownsville-that-will-keep-you-financially-headstrong-in-college-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/es\/3-financial-tips-from-our-credit-union-in-brownsville-that-will-keep-you-financially-headstrong-in-college-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Financial Tips from Our Credit Union in Brownsville that will Keep You Financially Headstrong in College and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Preparing for college can be both exciting and daunting, but have you considered how your finances will come into play once school starts? Think about it. Having to purchase groceries, toiletries, clothing, and, probably most importantly, school supplies, will all burn a huge hole in your wallet.<\/p>\n<p>We know that this can be overwhelmingly worrying, but our credit union in Brownsville wants to help you! We have three tips below that are sure to make your college finances easier to manage.<\/p>\n<h2>Create a Budget<\/h2>\n<p>First, ask yourself what will be costliest in college. If you\u2019ll be attending thanks to a loan or scholarship, then this leaves you open to focus more on spending money to help you get by. This is where it\u2019s important to start saving.<\/p>\n<p>Make a list of how you\u2019ll be spending money on a weekly basis and how much you\u2019re willing to fork over for the items we listed above at the beginning of this blog. If you have absolutely no clue how to go about doing this, then we invite you to meet with a financial advisor from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MoneyConceptsMcAllen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enterprise 360<\/a> at one of our three locations to create your budget plan.<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/para-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/para-3-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2019\/05\/para-3-1-300x200.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 600px\" \/>Start a Savings Fund<\/h2>\n<p>Don\u2019t let your college years pass without considering long-term investments like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/savings-and-checking\/iras\/\">IRAs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/savings-and-checking\/savings\/\">savings accounts<\/a>. Opening these now will help you save more money during college, helping you prepare for life post-graduation.<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/para-4-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/para-4-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2019\/05\/para-4-2-300x200.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 600px\" \/>Find Deals for Your Dorm<\/h2>\n<p>Remember that college life isn\u2019t about living an upscale style, it\u2019s about living comfortably and within your budget. For this reason, you should consider:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shopping for dorm furniture at second-hand stores.<\/li>\n<li>Creating your own dorm decorations instead of buying them.<\/li>\n<li>Buying dorm necessities as wholesale like cleaning supplies and toiletries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Apply for a Loan with Us!<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019d like more information about how to better make your college life easier without having to worry about money all of the time, then our credit union in Brownsville wants to help you! For more information on our loan options, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/contact\/\">contact us today<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preparing for college can be both exciting and daunting, but have you considered how your finances will come into play once school starts? Think about it. Having to purchase groceries, toiletries, clothing, and, probably most importantly, school supplies, will all burn a huge hole in your wallet. We know that this can be overwhelmingly worrying, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-financial-education"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfcu.net\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}