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When you step into your local Pelican branch, you’ll be greeted by one of our Pelican tellers—sometimes by name if you regularly stop by! What does a day in the life of a Pelican teller look like? We talked with Pineville Teller Melissa Lasyone to learn more about her time at Pelican and some of her favorite moments with the …
One of my favorite questions I get when explaining our Pelican Partners is, “Does your team look for a certain type of company to partner with?” I always giggle a little bit to myself. Since I’ve started working at Pelican, we have added food companies, hospitals, and even pest control companies! You’d think after eating a chocolate covered cricket, I’d …
So you thought after paying tuition and all of your fees for the semester that you were done spending money. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. You may have forgotten about the pretty huge expense that is your textbooks. College textbook prices have skyrocketed in the past few years, and it can seem pretty difficult to find a way to afford …
The mortgage process can be confusing at times, but at Pelican we strive to take the confusion out of buying a home. When purchasing a home, your lender may use a lot of terms that seem unfamiliar to you. By understanding these terms, it will allow you to make sure the loan you have is right for you. You’ll also …
It has been beyond a pleasure for us to write this blog for all of you to read weekly. In 2018, we reached a huge milestone—100,000 reads on all of our blog posts—and we’re floored! When we first started Pelican State of Mind, we wanted to create a place that our members can visit to learn about subjects that we’re …
Side hustles and entrepreneurial ventures are great for earning money outside of your regular job, but there are other ways to increase your money in the new year! We’ve talked about mobile apps to help with financial resolutions on the blog previously, but I always say that there are more than just apps available to help you save money! Here …
