Wellbeing and Your Wallet

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In the thirtieth episode, expert hosts Shawn Lubitz and Grant Gallagher take part in a “financial purge”. Grant and Shawn kick-off the episode by reviewing their spending habits from last year, and what they can improve on for this year. They also check in on their new year's resolutions, and how they are progressing tow...

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In the twenty-ninth episode, expert hosts Shawn Lubitz and Grant Gallagher provide an overview of all of the various financial products and services consumers should consider. Grant and Shawn kick-off the episode by discussing what credit unions offer and why they are important. They break down the different financial pr...

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In the twenty-eighth episode, expert hosts Shawn Lubitz and Grant Gallagher are joined by returning guest Heather Hurilla, Member Development Officer at Affinity.  In the second edition of splitting the check: how couples manage their financial wellbeing, the team begins their discussion on managing financial stress...

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In the twenty-seventh episode, expert hosts Shawn Lubitz and Grant Gallagher are joined by Kim Cole, Community Engagement Manager at Navicore Solutions. Kim joins the podcast to discuss all things credit. Grant, Shawn, and Kim kick-off the discussion by breaking down what a credit score is and why it is so important in o...

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In the twenty-sixth episode, expert hosts Shawn Lubitz and Grant Gallagher are joined by Antinea Middleton, AVP of Retail Branch Operations at Affinity. Antinea joins the crew to discuss the importance of emergency savings and the concept of “Fed Up” money. Grant, Shawn, and Antinea kick-off the discussion by sharing tip...

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In the twenty-fifth episode, expert hosts Shawn Lubitz and Grant Gallagher discuss financial goals and resolutions heading into the new year. Grant and Shawn kick-off the discussion by sharing tips for revamping your budget in 2024, and discuss taking the time to audit your expenses and subscriptions. Additionally, they...

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In the twenty-fourth episode, expert hosts Shawn Lubitz and Grant Gallagher discuss spending and budgeting during the holiday season. Grant and Shawn kick-off the discussion by sharing insights on effectively setting and sticking to your budget during the holiday season. They discuss tips for saving money on travel durin...

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In the twenty-third episode, expert hosts Shawn Lubitz and Grant Gallagher are joined by formally known Community Ambassador and now newly Member Development Officer Heather Murphy to discuss building community and Affinity’s recent Impact Day of service. Grant, Shawn and Heather kick-off the discussion by sharing their...

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In this episode, expert hosts Grant Gallagher and Shawn Lubitz are joined by Jason Vitug, author and wellness entrepreneur focused on the intersection of money and happiness. The team kicks off the episode by discussing the basics of financial wellness, and the essential first steps or habits someone should embrace in th...

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In the twenty-first episode, expert hosts Shawn Lubitz and Grant Gallagher break down maintaining financial wellness during a career change. The hosts kick-off the discussion by sharing advice on building confidence and feeling secure during a job or a career change. They discuss the job application process, and emphasiz...

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In the twentieth episode, expert hosts Shawn Lubitz and Grant Gallagher discuss the concept of money buying happiness. The hosts kick-off the discussion emphasizing the importance of creating a financial plan to achieve your individual goals. They share advice for people striving to find a balance between pursuing financ...

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In the nineteenth episode, expert hosts Shawn Lubitz and Grant Gallagher are joined by middle school teacher and Grant’s wife, Katie Gallagher, to discuss budgeting and shopping for children as school is now back in session. The start of the discussion centers around managing your budget at the outset of the school year,...

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In this episode, expert hosts Grant Gallagher and Shawn Lubitz are joined by Mara Hoogerhuis, an expert in learning, leadership and change at Gallup, and the group discusses the five pillars of wellbeing. The team kicks off the episode by defining wellbeing, and what it means for them. Then, Maura provides an overview of...

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In the seventeenth episode, expert hosts Shawn Lubitz and Grant Gallagher discuss how reliable Chat GPT can be with financial advice by asking the artificial intelligence tool financial questions and seeing how it responds. The start of the discussion centers around AI. Shawn and Grant talk about incorporating it into ev...

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In this episode, expert hosts Grant Gallagher and Shawn Lubitz are joined by Affinity’s Assistant Vice President of Risk Operations, Bryan Watkinson! The team kicks off the episode centered around protecting yourself from financial scams. They begin the discussion about common financial fraud topics and concerns, includi...

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In this episode, financial wellbeing expert and host Grant Gallagher is joined by very special guest Madison Friedman, a Berkeley College undergrad. The beginning of their discussion is centered around money-saving tips for recent graduates. Madison shares insight into her spending habits from when she was a teenager in...

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing And Your Wallet podcast! In this episode, financial wellbeing experts and hosts Grant Gallagher and Shawn Lubitz discuss Affinity’s 2023 Cost of a Day at the Jersey Shore & Spring Wellbeing and Your Wallet Index findings. The team dives into their discussion surrounding the 2023 Cost of a Day at the Jersey Shore findings and provides an over...

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing and Your Wallet podcast! In this episode, financial wellbeing experts and hosts Jacqui Kearns, Shawn Lubitz, and Grant Gallagher discuss budgeting for your annual family vacation. The team dives into vacation saving and budgeting strategies, including how to establish a realistic budget for annual vacation costs, planning a fun and rewarding vac...

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing and Your Wallet podcast! In this episode, financial wellbeing experts and hosts Jacqui Kearns, Shawn Lubitz, and Grant Gallagher, are joined by Pam Cohen, Senior VP People Culture & Administration to discuss the importance of providing meaningful mental health resources to employees. The team dives into the episode with an ice breaker questi...

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing and Your Wallet podcast! In the eleventh episode, expert hosts Jacqui Kearns, Shawn Lubitz, and Grant Gallagher are joined by a very special guest, Affinity Federal Credit Union CEO, Kevin Brauer! The team begins their discussion centered around financial wellbeing. Kevin shares his definition of financial wellbeing and how members can achieve t...

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing and Your Wallet podcast! In the tenth episode we will be republishing episode 6, "How to Make Financial Literacy Fun and Easy". In light of April being National Financial Literacy Month. Grant begins with updating us on the launch of Wellbeing and Your Wallet Index findings. Including word from our sponsor Affinity’s Smartstart Savings . The tea...

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing and Your Wallet podcast! In the ninth episode, expert hosts Jacqui Kearns, Shawn Lubitz, and Grant Gallagher discuss spring cleaning your finances, and the various ways you can take stock and refresh your budget. The team begins their discussion by sharing steps you can take this spring to refresh your budget and improve your overall financial w...

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing and Your Wallet podcast! In the eighth episode, expert hosts Jacqui Kearns, Shawn Lubitz, and Grant Gallagher welcome Karla Wallack, Executive Director of the Affinity Foundation to dive into social and community wellbeing. Karla describes the mission of the Affinity Foundation in three words: wellbeing, education and healthcare. She describes t...

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing and Your Wallet podcast! In the seventh episode, expert hosts Jacqui Kearns, Shawn Lubitz, and Grant Gallagher are joined by their colleague Jessica Hennelly to discuss her experience managing finances with her fiancé. Jess kicks off the discussion with her top two recommendations for maintaining a good sense of financial wellbeing as a couple....

Affinity Federal Credit Union presents the Wellbeing and Your Wallet podcast! In the sixth episode, expert hosts Jacqui Kearns, Shawn Lubitz, and Grant Gallagher discuss the various ways you can assess and understand financial stress. The team begins their discussion by sharing their personal financial stress assessment results. They share insight on how to understand your own pain points when it...