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February 20, 2009 • Posted by Michael Ferrari

Customers suggest, SmartyPig listens!

We are happy to announce new features to SmartyPig that came from a couple suggestions our customers made over the past few months. The first is being able to see quickly how much money is currently in all your SmartyPig goals as well as seeing the total monthly contributions scheduled across all your goals for the current month. And for each goal you have, a quick snapshot of the amount you have saved and the total goal amount.

And second, we've updated our "Features" page in the "About Us" section of the site to included a number of videos providing an in-depth look at some of the many unique features of SmartyPig.

Hope you are enjoying saving with SmartyPig. Please let us know your thoughts and if there is anything else you'd like to see on the pig.

 

Mike Ferrari, co-founder

 

Tags: smartypig   •  new features   •  videos

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February 8, 2009 • Posted by Michael Ferrari

New "Void" Feature on SmartyPig

Based on customer feedback and suggestions, SmartyPig now allows users to void a transaction in their own account. An ACH transaction can be voided for a limited time on the day in which it was initiated. If your transaction is voidable, you can find the void button under the "Transaction History" tab of your goal. If a monthly contribution is voided, the monthly contribution will continue to draft the following month on the date you specified.

To void a transaction, click on the "Transaction History" link under your goal.

Click on the "Void" link next to the transaction you wish to void. Please note an ACH transaction can be voided for a limited time on the day in which it was initiated.

Confirm your void, by clicking "yes".

SmartyPig will confirm the success of your void.

Click on the "back" button to view your transaction history. As you will see, the transaction has been voided and is no longer listed.

 

Tags: smartypig   •  void   •  new feature

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February 3, 2009 • Posted by Michael Ferrari

New SmartyPig "How To" Videos

Watch our new "how-to" videos for a close-up look at many of the innovative and exciting features of SmartyPig:
www.vimeo.com/smartypig

Creating a Savings Goal
Creating a new savings goal is simple. Just log into your account, click on the "add goal" link and enter your goal name, how much you want to save and when you want to reach your goal. SmartyPig calculates your monthly recurring contribution that will be withdrawn from your existing checking or savings account. Switch to full screen mode and click the icon in the bottom right of the video below.

Creating a Savings Goal from SmartyPig on Vimeo

Editing Your Savings Goal
To edit your goal, log into your account, click on the "manage" link and then click on "edit goal" next to the goal you wish to change. Edit your goal information and click save. Voila! Switch to full screen mode and click the icon in the bottom right of the video below.

Editing Your Savings Goal from SmartyPig on Vimeo.

Adding Money To Your Savings Goal
SmartyPig makes it easy to setup automatic monthly recurring transfers from your existing checking or savings account into your goal on the day of the month you specify. If you wish to add additional funds into you goal, you can do this at anytime. Log into your account, click on the "manage" link and then click on "add money" next to the goal you wish to transfer funds to. Switch to full screen mode and click the icon in the bottom right of the video below.

Adding Money To Your Savings Goal from SmartyPig on Vimeo

Redeeming Your Savings Goal
Redeeming your funds is simple. To stop your goal, login to your account and click on the "manage" link and then click on the "stop goal" link next to the goal you wish to redeem. SmartyPig provides three unique options to redeem your funds. 1) You may redeem your funds plus interest onto a SmartyPig ®MasterCard Debit Card. 2) Receive an additional cash boost of up to 6% by transferring your funds to a retail gift card like Overstock.com or 3) Simply transfer the funds back to your existing checking or savings account. Switch to full screen mode and click the icon in the bottom right of the video below.

Redeeming Your Savings Goal from SmartyPig on Vimeo.

Making Your Goal "Public" & Adding A Widget
Make your goal "public" and let friends and family contribute to your goal. Simply mark your goal as "public" and SmartyPig can email your friends and family a link to your goal. Or post your SmartyPig goal widget on your blog, or social site like Facebook or MySpace. Or simply let your friends and family search for your goals by visiting the "Friends Goals" tab on SmartyPig and typing in your email address. Switch to full screen mode and click the icon in the bottom right of the video below.

Making Your Goal "Public" & Adding A Widget from SmartyPig on Vimeo.

 

Want to see something else? Just let us know!

Mike Ferrari, co-founder

 

Tags: smartypig   •  how to videos

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