This is part of our Financial Literacy Month Question and Answer series
Question: I’m hearing more and more about Identity Theft. What can I do to protect myself and my family? ~ Sarah
Answer: Hi Sarah, that’s a good question. While nothing can protect you 100%, there are a number of steps you can take to protect yourself. Here are a few:

Protect your Social Security Number
- Don’t carry your it with you (or your children’s)
- Don’t have it printed on your checks and don’t …

This is part of our Financial Literacy Month Question and Answer series
Question: Why should I have emergency savings when the interest rates are so low? What’s the use?
Answer: When you have savings, you can be your own banker and not have to use your credit cards for things like car repairs or medical bills. Even if you have a little bit of money set aside, you will feel so much better having even some money to put toward a “crisis” situation.
Your Emergency …