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July 31, 2008 • Posted by Erica Adams

Friends And Family Catching On

Everyday our customers' stories amaze us. The unique ways peolple are saving is truly using SmartyPig as the social network it was designed to be. We thought we'd share a few of their stories.

Lisa Kelly, a three time cancer fighter found that medical bills were adding up after being laid off from her job. She added the SmartyPig widget to her blog so that her freinds, family and readers can contribute money to her medical expenses goal and she can focus on getting well. View Lisa's site here.

We also heard about Andrew and Liz Sherburne. Moving into a new house can be stressful and it turned into somewhat of a nightmare for them. Less than thirty days after moving in, the floods of 2008 hit their home hard. Without flood insurance the cost to clean up and fix their home skyrocketed. Friends and family wanted to know how they could help. The Shurburnes set up a goal for their home improvement and are watching their goal grow in part to others generosity. View the Sherburne's site here.

This is what SmartyPig is all about. It's the piggy bank of the 21st century. Social networking is playing a tremendous role in day to day life and that's something SmartyPig wants to be a part of. By making goals public, cancer fighters and flood victims, newly engaged couples and recent graduates can all benefit from the contributions of others. SmartyPig can be much more than saving.

 

Tags: smartypig   •  saving   •  gifts   •  widget

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July 17, 2008 • Posted by Erica Adams

July Twitter Contest Winners!

Just like last month, we selected the three $100 SmartyPig Gift Card winners randomly by throwing darts at 20 post-its on the wall after 15 minutes of correct answers from many Twitterers!

Watch the video (Ingrid's dart throwing was less than impeccable this time around):

Congratulations to BrettTrout, hotsauce32, shauna7084!

The runners-up (or those who made it on the board) were seanwaters, theGlenn, quinnroberts, charris1980, chewbocka, flysupes, nettaj, JustinWise, gocyclones, lisak, chrispunke, brotherrabbit, abrudtkuhl, scottsorheim, clairecelsi, richdrake, carlaNcarolina.

Better luck in next month's Twitter contest if you didn't win this time!

 

Tags: twitter contest   •  gift cards   •  smartypig   •  video

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July 15, 2008 • Posted by Erica Adams

Third Times a Charm (hopefully for you): Monthly Twitter Contest

For the third time, SmartyPig will be giving away three $100 gift cards through our monthly Twitter contest. We will tweet a question and give our followers 15 minutes to reply to us. We had so much fun doing June's contest that we're going to follow the same format.

1. After 15 minutes, we will be picking 20 random people with a number generator from the pool of correct answers. 
2. We will then pin those 20 names onto our board. 
3. While blindfolded, we will throw darts and three lucky winners of a $100 SmartyPig gift card will be chosen. 
4. We'll post the process here on our blog, so everyone can follow along!

Make sure:

1. You're following us on Twitter
2. We'll ask the $100 question on Thursday, July 17th at 10am CST 
3. Answer the question correctly for your chance to win!

Remember: if you don't already have a SmartyPig account, it's Free to set one up! Winner must be in the US.

Good Luck!

Tags: twitter   •  contests   •  smartypig   •  saving

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July 15, 2008 • Posted by Michael Ferrari

SmartyPig Announces New ACH Redemption Option And More!

You've asked and we've listened. It's finally here! SmartyPig customers now have the option of sending the funds from their stopped goal back into their existing funding source via ACH. When you close your goal, you'll now have three unique options but with one enhancement: This new process will eliminate requesting a check. You can choose to place your savings plus interest on a pre-loaded SmartyPig MasterCard® Debit Card, Best-In-Class Retail Gift Card or the funds can be transferred back to your existing checking or savings account (ACH). All options are at no additional cost!

We have a few other features we are debuting, as well. A customer suggested we add a "Add New Goal" link to the Savings Accounts page. So we did! Here's a shot of what it looks like on my own account.

In the "Manage" section of your savings account, you can now track interest accrued by goal for the current quarter here…

And we've included a new report in your "Account Activity" called "ACH" where you can monitor all your ACH activity for a given goal.

Look for more exciting updates and enhancements being released in the very near future!

Tags: smartypig   •  ach   •  redemption

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July 10, 2008 • Posted by Erica Adams

SmartyPig Customer On The Tube!

The Des Moines, Iowa CBS affiliate recently featured SmartyPig on its weekly special, "Money Monday," interviewing gung-ho teenage SmartyPig user Katie Githens. Katie is the perfect example of a perfect SmartyPig customer. As you'll see in the clip, Katie explains what she's saving for and how she benefits from the site. And by making her goal public so that her friends and family can help, Katie is able to receive contributions toward her goals. Katie also discusses keeping a goal open over her eight semesters at school and when she graduates, she'll have cash saved, making her venture into the real world a little bit less scary. That's smart thinking. Check it out!

 

Tags: smartypig   •  saving   •  teens   •  finances

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