Social Media Connections

Written by Jayme Foster, LBA Communications Coordinator

The winter 2018 issue of FDIC Consumer News includes an article titled, “Five Things to Know about Safe Deposit Boxes, Home Safes and Your Valuables”. I scheduled posts from the article’s discussion of options for protecting valuables.

  • Safe deposit boxes vs. home safes—do you know the best way to protect your valuables? FDIC has tips for what should or should not be kept in a bank's safe deposit box. http://ow.ly/Avxk30jsyIO  
  • Safe deposit boxes vs. home safes—do you know the best way to protect your valuables? FDIC advises that you're better off stashing your cash in a deposit account, like a savings account or certificate of deposit, than in a home safe or a safe deposit box. http://ow.ly/Avxk30jsyIO 
  • Safe deposit boxes vs. home safes—do you know the best way to protect your valuables? FDIC advises to be mindful of whom you allow to access your safe deposit box. http://ow.ly/Avxk30jsyIO

This year’s National Small Business Week is April 29-May 5. In recognition of the week, I scheduled posts from an article I found on Entrepreneur.com’s website titled, “The 7 Financial Habits of the Most Successful Small Business Owners”. Below are a few of the posts.

  • It’s National Small Business Week! Make your small business as successful as possible with this proven money management tactic: maintain a budget (only 47% of small business owners do this.) http://ow.ly/BdpV30jsB5q
  • It’s National Small Business Week! Make your small business as successful as possible with this proven money management tactic: proactively reduce debt (only 50% of small business owners do this.) http://ow.ly/BdpV30jsB5q
  • It’s National Small Business Week! Make your small business as successful as possible with this proven money management tactic: maximize tax write-offs & deductions (only 65% of small business owners do this.) http://ow.ly/BdpV30jsB5q

This year’s Hurricane Preparedness Week is scheduled for May 6-12. The National Weather Service has a social media kit on their website that includes graphics and posts for Twitter and Facebook, which I scheduled throughout the week. Click here to go to the social media kit.

April is National Social Security Month. We found a blog on the Social Security Administration’s website that included highlights of their programs and services that I formatted as posts. 

  • Did you know that a "my Social Security account" helps put you in control of your financial future? You can check your earnings history, confirm you have enough to retire, see an estimate of future benefits while still working or manage your benefits http://ow.ly/zQ3C30jsFGf
  • Check out the Social Security Administration’s Retirement Estimator for immediate & personalized benefit estimates based on your own earnings record. http://www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator
  • Did you know the Social Security Administration’s website lets you apply online for retirement/Medicare benefits? It’s fast and easy on their website. http://www.socialsecurity.gov/retireonline
  • Did you know the Social Security Administration’s website allows you to estimate or manage your benefits, request a replacement Social Security card & retire online? Check out their website for more information. www.socialsecurity.gov/onlineservices

Living paycheck to paycheck can be tough and for those who do, it can seem nearly impossible to get ahead financially. I used tips from an article I found on Wisebread.com’s website titled, “15 Smart Things You Can Do With Your Finances, Even if You're Broke” to schedule upcoming posts.

  • Living paycheck-to-paycheck & think it’s impossible to get ahead financially? Try starting with paying your bills on time because no matter how broke you may be, failure to pay your bills on time is only going to make matters worse http://ow.ly/BPdL30jsJxx
  • Living paycheck-to-paycheck & think it’s impossible to get ahead financially? Try starting with an emergency fund—they can make or break your finances. http://ow.ly/BPdL30jsJxx
  • Living paycheck-to-paycheck & think it’s impossible to get ahead financially? Try starting with automating your finances. It’s an easy way to ensure all your bills are paid & you meet all of your savings goals. http://ow.ly/BPdL30jsJxx
  • Living paycheck-to-paycheck & think it’s impossible to get ahead financially? Try starting with prioritizing your financial goals. Achieving your personal finance goals requires prioritization. http://ow.ly/BPdL30jsJxx

The LBA regularly posts resources on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter that can be re-posted or re-tweeted on your own social media outlets to benefit your customers. To follow our posts on LinkedIn, click here; on Facebook, click here; and on Twitter, click here. And make sure you tag LBA in your posts. We would like to help spread your good news to our audience and beyond.