The latest from John Pettit

Apr 19, 2024 - by John Pettit, CUInsight.com

3 terrible reasons for not teaching financial education in school

Financial education classes aren’t required for high school students to get a diploma in the U.S. for several reasons—all of them really dumb. Here are a few: ...

Apr 18, 2024 - by John Pettit, CUInsight.com

Ways to lower your tax burden tomorrow (and the day after)

Looking ahead to next year’s tax season, you can probably keep your tax burden pretty low if you really understand tax law. And let’s be honest—who does? ...

Apr 16, 2024 - by John Pettit, CUInsight.com

Tax Day has come and gone: What now?

Remember January—when you had plenty of time to get your taxes done? Those days are gone, the first quarter is behind us, and now, so is Tax Day. When ...

Mar 1, 2024 - by John Pettit, CUInsight.com

The latest on checked bag fees

We are only a few days away from the Governmental Affairs Conference in Washington D.C. – the first conference under the banner of America’s Credit Unions! This is exciting. ...

Feb 15, 2024 - by John Pettit, CUInsight.com

3 ways to focus the fight against inflation

We’re all feeling the sting of inflation. Milk, bread, and a lot of other things are more expensive than they have been in a long time. Unfortunately, there’s ...

Feb 8, 2024 - by John Pettit, CUInsight.com

A simple credit card lesson from a shark (or dragon)

Confused yet? I’m talking about one of the sharks from the TV show Shark Tank, Kevin O’Leary to be specific (Also previously a dragon on the Canadian version, ...

Jan 24, 2024 - by John Pettit, CUInsight.com

3 leadership qualities from the gridiron

This month has been a wild one if you have long admired some of the best coaches in the game of football. In the same week we found out Nick ...

Oct 13, 2023 - by John Pettit, CUInsight.com

CUInsight Minute with John Pettit – October 13, 2023

Welcome to the CUInsight Minute, sixty seconds from our Managing Editor John Pettit with his favorite reads from the week. Mentioned: Would your members mourn your credit union? by BO ...