Category: Personal Finances

Teaching Your Children Finances Through Holiday Budgets

Are sugar plums or dollar signs dancing in your little one’s head as they dream about the holidays? At Heartland Bank, we say, “why not both?” As you budget and buy for this upcoming season of celebrations, make it a family affair and teach your kids about the value of financial planning. It’s the perfect

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Product Spotlight: Mobile App and Mobile Deposit

Do you like doing things that will make your future life easier? What about things that are easy? Of course you do! Ease and convenience are driving factors in some of the last century’s greatest inventions. While we haven’t invented anything new, we do offer our customers access to technology that can make managing their

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Host a Budget-Friendly Thanksgiving

If you’ve ever hosted a Thanksgiving meal at your home, you know it’s no cake walk. You have to clean and prepare your home for guests, establish the guest list, set the tables perfectly and prepare your nerves to deal with that one relative that’s going to make things awkward at the dinner table. And

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Taking Care of Caregivers

Chances are you know someone who provides care for a family member; that person may even be you. Over 44 million Americans providing care to their loved ones every day, from millennials to members of the “Greatest Generation” and across races and ethnicities. Family caregivers are selfless, passionate people who willingly sacrifice their time and

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Don’t Scare Your Wallet this Halloween

Fall is in the air, which means Halloween will soon be here, which also means something else: your kids’ or grandkids’ sugar intake will soon be increasing exponentially! But while their main concern is their costumes and candy, you have to look at the financial side of this unique holiday. According to the National Retail

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