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A candid conversation with Mayor Paul TenHaken about personal finances

“One of my first memories about money is, I built a little treasure chest…and it had a compartment in it. And I cut up two pieces of cardboard, and I put them in this treasure chest, and I would put all my money in those three slots.

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2025 Scholarships: Apply to earn $1,000

Hey high school seniors, now’s your chance to earn $1,000 when you apply for our 2025 scholarships! The application process is open, and we have five scholarships available, so let’s quickly run through what you need to do next. How to apply for our 2025 scholarships The process to apply for our scholarships is easy — no essay required.

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First National Bank named 7(a) Lender of the Year for 2024

We were recently honored with a Leadership in Lending award for the 2024 fiscal year. The South Dakota District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) named First National Bank as the 7(a) Lender of the Year for closing the most 7(a) loans and the highest dollar value of 7(a) loans in the state.

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Cultivating relationships in 2025: How we help farmers succeed

First on the Farm Newsletter

2024 was one of the best years for the First National Ag Team. We continued providing value to our customer relationships. We continued to add new, talented team members and to grow our footprint. 2025 will prove to be even better, with some exciting changes coming this year that we will announce in the months to come.

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Beyond the numbers: How to unlock the potential of your personal financial statement

When you hear the term “personal financial statement,” it’s likely you think of columns of numbers, a balance sheet, and net worth calculations. While the data itself is important for managing personal finances, the true value of a personal financial statement (PFS)

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Insuring Your Success: 2025 farm program decisions and crop insurance updates

First on the Farm Newsletter

We have a lot to cover with the start of the new year, so let’s get into it. Ag policy news On December 21, 2024, Congress enacted the American Relief Act of 2025, which averted a government shutdown and extended the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (a.k.a. the Farm Bill).

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Supporting local communities in 2024: Volunteering and stewardship recap

When you keep your money at a local, community bank like ours, you can rest assured that it’s being reinvested back into the communities in which you live, work, and play. We love the Sioux Falls area.

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Retirement timeline for tax-saving opportunities, other retirement benefits

First National Wealth Management

Are you stashing away the most money possible in your employer’s retirement plan? Contributing the maximum to your individual retirement account (IRA)? What about your Health Savings Account (HSA)? Do you know when you can and when you are required to access your retirement funds? Once you turn age 50, certain tax-saving opportunities become available to you.

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What is purpose? Hear from hospice doctor, author Jordan Grumet

Common Cents on the Prairie™

“I always tell people, ‘You can’t find purpose; you create it.’ But it is true that we have to understand the, you know, the ‘beckonings’ — the things in our life that we might want to build purpose around.” Hospice doctor, podcaster, and author Jordan Grumet was just 7 years old when his father passed away suddenly.

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Project Pan, No Buy 2025, and deinfluencing: The money trends you need to know about this year

The biggest 2025 money trends: Now that we’re in the new year and resolution-setters have made their goals known, you’ve maybe heard some terms floating around like “Project Pan” and “no-buy challenge.” After we all were constantly tightening our wallets to combat inflation in 2024, it seems that 2025 is shaping up to be the year of underconsumption.

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