Tag Archive for "Financial Security" | Stark Federal Credit Union

How to Spot Decoy Pricing

Retailers are always manipulating our spending habits. Every time you pick up some groceries, your choices are likely influenced by pricing tactics like BOGO (Buy One Get One free), anchoring (Their Price: $35.99; Our Price: $29.99) and high-end pricing (Chef’s Special Rib Eye: $69.99; Rib Eye: $45.99) or decoy pricing. While all these methods may…

You know what they say: “If it’s too good to be true, it probably isn’t.” Yet, dozens of people fall for scams that promise them the moon — and they often times do not deliver. Because of this truism, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning of an uptick in free trial scams.…

Beware of Card Skimmers at the Gas Station!

How many times a month do you fill your gas tank? It’s a mindless chore, but did you know it can also be the beginning of a financial nightmare? Card skimming at the gas pump is an old crime that’s made a comeback – and your debit card may be at risk! Every day,…

Are you sick of grabbing your ringing phone five times a day only to find yet another robocaller on the other end? If robocalls are getting to you, you’re not alone. Those super-annoying automatic calls have recently exploded, and it’s enough to make anyone go bonkers. More than 30 billion robocalls were made in the…