Managing Your Money | Virginia Credit Union

Information to help you feel confident about managing your money.

Financial Preparation Before a Natural Disaster

While you can’t stop a catastrophe from happening, you can take preventative measures. Doing so will cushion the blow that such a disaster can have on your personal finances.

A young child putting money into a piggy bank.

How to Raise a Financially Confident Kid

Family playing on the beach

Janet, VACU Insider

The pros and cons of timeshares

Financial First Aid

Get Your Financial Checkup Score

A gavel on a stack of money.

Photo of Glenn, blog editor

Wait… How much is that ticket?

A mechanic shaking a customer's hand.

Sylvia, VACU Insider

Sometimes it’s not what you know, but who you know

A group of happy people with candles that spell out "2019."

DeShonda, VACU Insider

5 tips if you're heading out this NYE

A small pair of green baby Converse shoes.

Audra F., VACU Insider

Baby Converse. Totally cute. Completely impractical.

A wedding cake topper of a bride and groom on top of a pile of money.

Audra F., VACU Insider

For Better or For Worse

mother and daughter sitting at kitchen table

Photo of Glenn, blog editor

Leaving the Nest

A store window with the sign 50% off sale.

DeShonda, VACU Insider

“On Sale” does not mean “Gotta Have It!”

A woman smugly holding a piggy bank across the table from a sad looking man.

Photo of Glenn, blog editor

Have you found your money match?

A notebook with the word "Side Hustle" written in it.

Stephanie, VACU Insider

How to pick the right side hustle

Two people exchanging gifts in front of a Christmas tree.

Audra F., VACU Insider

5 ideas for gifts on a budget

The store front of a cash advance business.

High-Cost Financial Services

A young student in a classroom.

7 Things Your Teenager Needs to Learn About Money