Mighty Bargain Hunter

There’s great information right where you endorse your checks

January 3rd, 2010 | by mbhunter |

I did my best today to clear away the stuff that was on my desk.  (I can actually see the surface again!)

In the process I found a little pamphlet entitled “Teach Children About Money.”  It really is little — a single tri-fold piece of paper that’s smaller than a standard sheet of paper — but there’s quite a bit of information in there.  Then I found another one with the title “Back in the Black: Tools to Keep Your Checkbook on Track.”  Same size, lots of information.

I picked these up from my credit union in the place that people endorse their checks.

I’ve mentioned before that I’m my credit union’s supervisory committee, which is the group of volunteers that acts as oversight to the board of directors, takes care of the credit union’s audits, handles member complaints, and other things.  Over the years I’ve gotten to see a bit more of the credit union than most members get to see, and putting out these pamphlets is consistent with other observations I’ve had.  Local credit unions (and local banks, perhaps) do care about educating their members — right down to helping them balance their checkbook if they need it.

It may not be the only reason you’d move your money to a local bank, but it certainly doesn’t hurt.  Check to see what your credit union or bank has in the way of educational information the next time you make a deposit or withdrawal.

Questions tagged credit-card at Cash Commons:

• Anybody have sucesss with 0% Balance Transfers on Credit Cards?
• When entering credit card information on a website, does the billing address have to be correct?
• Two of my credit cards got hit with fraudulent charges the same day. What gives?