Reality Bites @ Elevations Credit Union


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We developed this site and we're not much older than you. So, we wanted to make it interesting and real.

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Being smart about money is more important now—when you're young—than when you're older. Why? Smart habits learned now will stay with you, but more important, any money you stick in a savings plan at 20 has a lot more years to earn interest than money you stick in a savings plan at 40.

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Every month we write an article on interesting consumer issues for young people like us.

Do you know a story like this? Something that happened to you or a friend of yours?

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Most of you have probably heard of Nigerian Scams, right?

One version of the Nigerian Scam occurs when some stranger tries to get you to wire back the change from his fraudulent check before it bounces.

I've seen many other versions of this scam—we've written a column about one before on this guy selling his dirt bike online.

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Enjoy looking like a fool to friends and adults? Probably not.

Lots of adults and businesses make fools of people our age. A lot of businesses even make a lot of money making fools of us.


Why put up with that? Spend some serious time at FoolProof! No bull, just fact.