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Financial Basics
Financial success starts with a solid foundation. Get started today by learning about budgeting and financial basics.
Your Paycheck-to-Paycheck Holiday Survival Guide
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Strategies for Managing Financial Stress and Anxiety
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Five Ways to Keep Your Financial Freedom
By being smart about your spending, maintaining your budget and maximizing your resources, you can enjoy the benefits of financial freedom all summer long.
Stay Cool and Save: Easy Ways to Cut Your AC Costs
While the sun-soaked days of summer feel amazing, your energy bill might not. There are many ways to trim costs without sacrificing comfort.
Four Tips to Make Auto Buying Easy
In today’s economy, buying a car the car buying process may seem more stressful than ever because of the expense. According to Experian data from the fourth quarter of 2024, the average new car buyer pays around $747 in car payments per month, while the average used...
Five Steps to Take to Avoid Being Scammed
Being a smart consumer is all about knowing how to identify a scam and what action to take. Here are five steps you can take to avoid scams.
Three Ways You Can Help Children Save
Here are three ways you can help children learn to save money that will serve them throughout their lifetime.
Financial Capability Month Challenge: 30 Days to a Better Budget
A well-structured budget doesn’t have to be about cutting back – it’s about gaining control, reducing stress, and working toward what matters.
How the Psychology of Spending Affects Your Budget
To better manage our budgets, decrease debt and get control of our credit card spending, it’s best we understand our habits and start building new behaviors.
Recent News
SESLOC Eliminates Cash Advance Fees on Credit Cards
Effective January 16, 2026, the Cash Advance Fee, of 1.00% on the amount of the cash advance, for SESLOC’s consumer Visa credit cards – Visa Signature® Rewards, Visa® and Visa® Share Secured credit cards – is eliminated.
New Debt-to-Income Module Comes to SESLOC Online Banking
Get ahead of your finances in 2026 with our new Debt-to-Income credit monitoring tool, part of your Online Banking experience.
Ring in 2026 With These Seven NEW Local Rewards Businesses
Just in time for 2026, even more Local Rewards businesses have teamed up with SESLOC, earning you more points for your everyday shopping.
From Your CEO: Giving Back Over $225,000 to Expand School Budgets – Winter 2026
From all of us at SESLOC, we hope your holiday season was enjoyable and that you are looking forward to a prosperous 2026.
2025 in Review: Going Above and Beyond to Better Serve Member-Owners
SESLOC members saved more time, money, resources, or when out in the community. It’s a win-win! Here’s what we did together in 2025.