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You can handle one low monthly payment, right? What about when one low monthly payment turns into several monthly payments? From cars to furniture, advertisers like to point out how their product can be yours if you can make an “easy” monthly...

On Wednesday January 22, families had the chance to gather at Opportunity Enterprises to get a comprehensive explanation of a very important topic. It was a chance to hear about the options 1st Source Bank offers to those planning for the life of...

Reducing spending doesn’t have to be a painful or negative experience. Here are some simple ways you can cut your spending this week without dramatically changing your lifestyle: 1. Track your expenses. The first step to altering spending habits is...

With the dawn of another January, and credit card statements beginning to reveal the full extent of holiday shopping damage, now is the time when many Americans become serious about living within their means for the year ahead. Unfortunately, for...

Nestled between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday is a day dedicated to supporting small businesses across the country. Founded by American Express in 2010, this day is celebrated every year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving....

The Great Depression of the 1930s saw the failure of 10,000 of the nation’s 25,000 banks, including two of Michigan City’s five financial institutions. President Franklin Roosevelt’s “bank holidays” closed U.S. banks for 10 days in 1933 and...

Whether your high school graduation is just around the corner or you already have a year or two of dorm life under your belt, you may be concerned about student loan debt. It is widely known that many college students end up borrowing money to help...

Indiana pumpkin producers overall were happy with production yield and prices this year, even with "two seasons" of drastically differing weather during the summer, a Purdue University plant pathologist says. Dan Egel said it was an average year for...

Check below to see how much you can save for retirement in tax-advantaged accounts in 2013. Cost-of-living adjustments are reflected in retirement account contribution limits for 2013, although catch-up contributions remain unchanged. The adjusted...

If you’re self-employed or own a small business and you haven’t established a retirement savings plan, what are you waiting for? A retirement plan can help you and your employees save for the future. Tax advantages A retirement plan can have...