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May and June are the most popular months for weddings. Although your focus is on the festivities, don’t neglect the potential financial management changes newly married couples need to consider. Read more in our Financial Resource Center: https://bit.ly/3UXHZoN. #APCIFCU #CreditUnion #CreditUnionDifference

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Let’s rethink our national holidays. Some ideas: 1. Move Memorial Day (to May 30, July 3, or Nov 11) to restore its meaning. 2. Get rid of Columbus Day and Presidents Day. 3. Establish a new holiday: National Day of Service. Gift article: https://wapo.st/3UUOVBE

In our last update, we uncovered the remarkable journey of Anu, a resilient nurse who turned her career around, moving her family from the UK to Australia. Today, we dive into the ongoing successes of Anu’s entire family, showcasing a tale of determination, resilience, and belief in one’s dreams. Learn more about Anu's adventure and how you could do the same here - https://bit.ly/3Ty72yk

Can we rethink holidays? For those close to me, you know how much I appreciate Daniel Pink's research. Check out the perspective on the history of Memorial Day and a different way to reinvigorate its meaning and purpose. https://lnkd.in/dfranQs4

Interesting read on the positive impact of local cultural heritage to wellbeing. 🏛❤️. A report published by Historic England and Department for Culture, Media and Sport sets out a 'statistically significant, positive relationship between the density of local heritage assets and self-reported life satisfaction, after adjusting for various socio-economic, neighbourhood and regional effects. Take a look 👉 https://lnkd.in/efY9JkQc

The UK will enjoy three public holidays in May. There are signs that a majority of Mondays off during the month, and an absence of bad news, are lifting the mood. In fact, as the nation prepares to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III at Westminster Abbey on May 6, the backdrop for consumers is better than the one that accompanied the late Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee a year ago. Then the war in Ukraine had driven up food and petrol prices. Worries about household heating and grocery bills were starting to weigh on confidence. Recently though, there has been a "sudden flowering of optimism", according to GfK with tracks consumer sentiment. For many Britons the cost-of-living crisis has not been quite as bad as feared. Wholesale gas prices have fallen and there are signs food costs won't be rising as much over the second half of this year. Employment is strong and we are at or close to the peak of the interest rate hiking cycle. And all those public holidays don't hurt either. All in all, as Brits raise a glass to the new king, for many it will be half full. #bankholidays, #coronation: https://lnkd.in/ejwsqre7

Today, on Juneteenth, we view this significant national holiday as a commemoration of progress. As individuals interconnected in the human experience, there is still much work ahead of us. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/gzN_ppur

There are challenges living on St Helena, but these challenges foster a unique way of life. With a focus on family, community, nature and culture.   Find out more about who we are: https://shorturl.at/AChy6

Wishing you a Happy Fourth of July 🎉 As you enjoy the holiday with your loved ones, we'd like to share that when it comes to #FinancialPlanning, you and your family are at the heart of our process. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eYSbFzi7