August 2010
Summertime spending got your finances in the weeds?  Clear a path with FINANCE WORKS!Leaders Credit Union
Greetings!

Thank you for being a valued member of our credit union.  As a member, you're entitled to several exclusive benefits and privileges.  We want to share a few of those benefits with you today.
 
Have you visited our Home Banking site recently?  One of the distinctive benefits that Leaders Credit Union members possess is the capability to manage their accounts through online access.  We offer you a robust, sophisticated, and effortless channel to transfer funds, pay bills, check balances, and even maintain a budget at the simple click of a button.
 
Another service that we offer to you, our valued member, is FinanceWorks.  FinanceWorks is a financial tool provided by Quicken, a highly known and respected authority in online budgeting and tax preparation.  FinanceWorks is simple - by the click of a button in your Home Banking screen, you have access to a command center for your accounts. 
 
Scroll down to learn more about FinanceWorks today!
 
Sincerely,
 
Josh McAfee, Marketing
Leaders Credit Union
 
IN THIS ISSUE
Where did your money go this week?
Get Out of the Weeds
Performing Plastic Surgery
Where did your money go this week?
It's a tall order just to make it through the week.  You're behind on projects at work, remodeling the guest bathroom, kids have football practice, not to mention that workout group that you've missed the past two weeks.
 
With the craze of keeping life in check, where is the time to manage your spending?  Your credit union, Leaders Credit Union, is here to help you keep hold on the steering wheel of your financial vehicle by offering tools like FinanceWorks.  We'll give you a dashboard that will show you where the money has gone, is going, and likely will go.  FinanceWorks will also show you ways to change your budget to save for the future, get ahead on debt, or just find a little play money.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Get Out of the Weeds
It's no secret that we're living beyond our means in today's society.  We've all seen the stats on the percentage of the American population that live from month to month on the margin.  Life doesn't have to be this way.  There are simple steps that you can take to make today the last day you lose control in Macy's, or overspend with the kids at Wal-Mart, or eat out after your dining budget for the month is up.
 
FinanceWorks lays it all out for you in plain english and even makes the great pie charts and bar graphs that we all aspire to create, but just don't know how.  Pie just doesn't do it for you?  How about categories?  You can look at where each outflow of money is going and name it.  Now, no more month left at the end of the money.  We at Leaders Credit Union take your financial success as a personal victory, and we want to see you prosper.  Try the FinanceWorks program, part of our Home Banking at www.leaderscu.com!
Performing Plastic Surgery
Get back on BALANCE
Most consumers use credit regularly.  In some cases, perhaps too regularly.  While credit can be a great financial tool, if it is used unwisely, it can be disastrous.  BALANCE examines the wise use of credit, warning signs of credit trouble, and the options availabile for getting out of debt and reconstructing existing credit to its greatest advantage.
 
To read more about BALANCE and how you can take an ugly credit outlook and perform plastic surgery on it, take a look at this article.
 
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Leaders Credit Union
214 Oil Well Road
Jackson, Tennessee 38305
 
About Us
Leaders Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial institution that operates as a member cooperative.  We exist to serve our members, and because we are not a bank, our "dividends" are paid back to our members in the form of lower interest rates and lower fees.  For more information about who we are and to learn more about the credit union movement, please visit
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