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Navigating Consumer Life

Making Smart Decisions and Keeping Your Finances Safe

This month, we're taking a look at modern consumer life. From understanding the differences between credit and debit cards to keeping your money safe, join the Flagler team to explore some of the financial topics that impact our daily lives.

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This Week

A weekly series that explores concepts related to this months's theme.

Paying Without Using Cash

How Companies Get You to Spend

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The Worst Case Scenario Guide to Money

Starts Jul 13, 2026

Avoiding Financial Scams

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Financial Basics

Learn the basics of managing money, including financial health, budgeting, managing credit, plus more.

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Financial Health
The concept of financial health is the foundation of any financial plan.
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Cognitive Biases and Money
Unconscious beliefs and biases about money play an important role in our financial behavior.
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Introduction to Budgeting
Why budgeting is important, no matter how much money you earn.
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Credit Versus Debit Cards
Credit and debit cards each have pros and cons. When should you use each?
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Credit Reports and Scores
Credit reports and scores determine the rates you pay when borrowing and can affect your ability to get certain jobs.
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Managing Accounts
Account management strategies for checking and savings.
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Improving Your Credit Score
A good credit score can help you access more competitive interest rates when you borrow, which may reduce the overall cost of borrowing.
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Identity Theft
Understanding ID theft and how to prevent it.
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Impersonation Scams
Fraudulent calls, texts, and emails that seem to come from a legitimate source are a growing problem.
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Dealing with Inflation
Inflation can seem like an abstract concept, but its impact on your financial life can be very real. 

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Student Loan Management

An introduction to student loan repayment choices and strategies. Visit the Member Library for in-depth coverage of repayment plan options.

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Making Smart Repayment Decisions
Flexible federal student loan repayment plans can help you avoid financial trouble and reach your financial goals.
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How Repayment Plan Choices Affect Loan Cost
Your repayment plan choice can greatly affect your monthly payment and the total cost of your student debt.
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The SAVE Repayment Plan
Discontinued in 2025, here's what it means to borrowers currently enrolled in the plan.
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Direct Loan Consolidation
Consolidation can simplify the loan repayment process, but you must review the loans you plan to consolidate carefully – once consolidated, there’s no going back.

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