Wellbeing and Your Wallet

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In this episode, expert hosts Shawn Lubitz and Grant Gallagher are joined by Jamie Boehm, AVP of Digital Experience at Affinity, to discuss planning for your child's financial future.  Key discussion topics include: the importance of teaching kids about money at an early age, ways to introduce financ

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In this episode, expert hosts Shawn Lubitz and Grant Gallagher look back on 2024.The episode begins with the group sharing their favorite Affinity memories from 2024. They then discuss major partnerships, community events, new product launches, awards, and company updates from throughout the year.Followin

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In this episode, expert hosts Shawn Lubitz and Grant Gallagher discuss Affinity’s 2024 Holiday Spending Index, breaking down the cost of the holidays this year and sharing ideas for how to spread seasonal cheer on a budget.The episode begins with a discussion on the hosts’ favorite holiday traditions,

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In this episode, expert hosts Shawn Lubitz and Grant Gallagher are joined by special guest Mark Prasnal to discuss the positive economic and community impacts of supporting small businesses.The episode begins with a discussion about the hosts’ favorite small businesses and how they support their local c

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In this episode, expert hosts Grant Gallagher and Shawn Lubitz are joined by Kelly Watts, Executive Director of the Affinity Foundation.The episode begins with the group sharing a memorable experience they’ve had while volunteering and how it's impacted them. Additional topics discussed include: the imp

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In this episode, expert hosts Shawn Lubitz and Grant Gallagher shed light on the biggest financial myths! The episode begins with a discussion centered around financial tips they’ve heard growing up that turned out to be a myth. Grant and Shawn provide insight on a handful of myths about investing, debt

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In this episode, expert hosts Shawn Lubitz and Grant Gallagher are joined by Carolyn Morganbesser, Assistant Vice President, Mortgage Originations. The team begins the discussion by asking, “If you could live in any city or country, where would it be and why?”In this "Renting vs. Buying: Which is Righ

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In this episode, expert hosts Shawn Lubitz and Grant Gallagher discuss practical strategies for significantly reducing grocery spending. The team begins the discussion by asking, “What’s your favorite budget-friendly meal to make?” Grant and Shawn discuss practical strategies for reducing grocery bi

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In this episode, expert hosts Shawn Lubitz and Grant Gallagher address some of the members' most frequent questions.In this “Ask Us Anything” episode, Grant and Shawn kick off the discussion by defining the difference between a bank and a credit union. They then provide an overview of Affinity's wide

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In this episode, expert hosts Shawn Lubitz and Grant Gallagher discuss all things spending, including paying bills on time, having an emergency fund, and more. Grant and Shawn began the episode by defining what healthy spending is. They discuss strategies to curb impulsive spending, such as avoiding the u