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A box of pasta + cheese + veggie = dinner! Yield: 4 servings Hands-on prep time: 15 minutes... Total prep time: 45 minutes Price per serving: $1.25 Ingredients 1 lb. jumbo pasta shells 1 16-oz. container cottage cheese 1 cup frozen spinach, thawed 1 cup shredded Muenster cheese 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided 1 egg, beaten 1 32-oz. jar marinara sauce Directions Preheat oven to 350 F. Cook pasta in boiling salted water and remove from heat three minutes earlier than box recommends. Drain, rinse and set aside. In a small bowl, mix cottage cheese, spinach, Muenster cheese, 1 cup mozzarella cheese and beaten egg. Coat bottom of a large baking pan with a thin layer of marinara sauce. Fill each shell with a spoonful of mixture and place in pan, seam-side down. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese over the shells. Bake for 30 minutes or until mixture is melted and bubbly.

INSULATE YOUR HOME Don’t let sky-high heating bills break your budget this winter! Keep the warmth in and the cold out. And save big! First, check windows for drafts. Use a window-treatment kit from a home-improvement store to seal off window leaks. You can also hang heavy curtains for extra protection.... Next, use weather-stripping around your entrance doors to make them airtight. If you have a fireplace, you might want to install a glass door to keep the cold out. Finally, use inexpensive insulators on outlets to stop the cold air from leaking in while keeping warm air from leaking out. Insulate your home this winter to keep those bills from burning through your budget.

So, you’re getting a raise! Congratulations! It might be tempting to treat or reward yourself with some lifestyle addition, but doing that is just staying on the treadmill. Pretty soon, you won’t be able to tell you got a raise, and you’ll be back to struggling to get ahead. Keep your non-discretionary spending the same, and maybe take the family out for a nice dinner. Then keep that new money safe! Pay down debt, build an emergency fund or save for retirement. You can even start planning for your future success, when you can do what you want and not have to sweat the finances!

This creamy and delicious pasta will have everyone asking for seconds. Pair with a light salad for a complete, easy dinner. Yield: 4 servings Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 25 minutes... Cost per serving: $1 Ingredients: 1 lb. linguine pasta 2 tablespoon butter 10 ounces (one box) of fresh white mushrooms, cleaned and sliced 2 tablespoons flour 1 tablespoons lemon juice 4 cloves of garlic, minced 1 teaspoon salt teaspoon ground black pepper teaspoon onion powder teaspoon garlic powder 2 cups whole milk Directions: Cook linguine according to package instructions. Drain, reserving 1 cup of cooking liquid. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add mushrooms and allow to simmer for 10 minutes, covered. Stir flour into mushrooms. Add lemon juice and spices. Mix until smooth. Add milk and cup reserved cooking water to pan. Raise heat and stir until mixture comes to a boil and starts to thicken. Add pasta to skillet and toss thoroughly to coat. Thin sauce with additional cup reserved cooking water, if necessary.

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The beginning of the year is a perfect time to give yourself a financial #review. Look at your debts to see what progress you’ve made. If you don’t already have one, decide on a strategy to pay them off! Automate your savings contributions, setting up monthly or weekly transfers. Look at your financial goals and assess your progress, and make sure you’re also not neglecting your retirement accounts. Next, if the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that having an ICE (In Case of Emergency) folder is vital. Keep everything someone might need to handle your affairs from passwords to your living will if you’re suddenly incapacitated. Finally, set new goals for 2021, and hope we’ll all be able to pursue them without masks at some point!

Is your house ready for #winter? Be sure to clean your gutters and get a roof rake to keep your roof clear of heavy snow and ice. Prune trees hanging over your roof, and drain all outdoor pipes. Indoors, seal drafty spots, switch your ceiling fans to blow up and send warm air down, make sure your vents are blowing properly and wrap any exposed pipes to keep them from freezing. Stock your storm pantry with #emergencysupplies and you’ll be set!

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If you’ve got home improvement projects, debt consolidation, paying off student loans or building an emergency fund on your mind, a #homeequity loan might be the way to tackle the task! An HEL lets you put the equity you’ve built in your house to work at interest rates much lower than other types of loans. Just like with a mortgage, your home is the collateral here, so keep that in mind. However a pool of low-interest money can help solve a lot of problems. Talk to ALCOA PITTSBURGH FCU today!

Have you used ALCOA PITTSBURGH FCU‘s Remote Check Capture? Imagine: No more trips to the CU to deposit checks! Just use our app to take a picture of the check with your smartphone, and a couple of clicks later your deposit is done! Remote Check Capture follows the usual deposit rules as far as when checks are credited, bounces and holds. There’s a limit on the amount that can be deposited by this method, but it’s secure, convenient, accurate and fast! What do you love about ALCOA PITTSBURGH FCU‘s Remote Check Capture? Tell us about it in the comments!

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