The Extraco Banks Blog | Financial Literacy

It’s easy to get off track even when you have a budget. Correcting mistakes isn’t easy, and it takes time, but you can improve to come out ahead in the future. Here are five big budgeting mistakes and ways you can fix them.

Looking for a new way to keep your kids’ minds engaged and active? Why not propose an activity that is educational and fun? You might even learn something new yourself.

Extraco Banks is committed to building people throughout Central Texas. One of the ways we do this is by sponsoring financial literacy education at high schools throughout Central Texas.

Credit is the ultimate catch-22. To get credit, you must have a credit history. Young people wanting to establish themselves financially often find themselves in this conundrum. They've never had a credit card, haven't purchased their own vehicle and are not a home-owner. In other words, they're invisible to the credit bureaus.

Accumulating debt can be overwhelming. See how we've worked with customers to change their current financial situation and prepare for their future.