Teaching Your Kids the Language of Money

Some Tips to Giving Our Kids the Financial Tools They Need

One of the greatest ways to train your kids for the life that awaits them is by finding practical, even fun, ways to demonstrate the real world to them. As a parent, you have the chance to give them the tools they’ll need to manage money. It just takes time and opportunity. There’s no minimum amount of money your child needs to start. It’s simply about building the habits, developing the discipline, and teaching the language.

Refinancing Your Home? The Questions to Ask

Does Refinancing Make Sense for You?

4 Easy Questions to Help You Move Forward

As a homeowner, you’re frequently given opportunities to refinance your home. Sometimes a simple inquiry online leads to an onslaught of communication from mortgage lenders you've never heard of. But the decision can be a hard one to make, and it’s based on more than interest rates. While mortgage brokers will hit you with messages to “strike while the iron is hot,” and assure you that rates won’t be this low again for decades, remember that the decision should be carefully considered. There are a few questions to answer that will help you determine if refinancing is the best financial step forward for you.

Farm Land Purchasing with First Independent Bank

First Independent Bank - The Partner for Farmers Who are Buying Land

Whether just starting your farming operation or expanding it, our Ag lending experts from First Independent Bank partner with farmers across Minnesota to help them buy farm land. By walking with them to find and finance farm land, our lending team is giving farmers a financial advocate who understands the farming business and is invested in helping them succeed.