One of the things we most aspire to do here at SmartyPig is to completely and utterly inspire our customers to improve themselves through our program of saving smartly and spending smartly. There is, after all, nothing more rewarding than setting a goal, working toward that goal and finally reaching that goal. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook and you'll find out pretty quickly that the word is out: There is a financial service motivated to helping its customers become better! There is a financial service that greatly rewards people for doing the right thing with their money rather than focusing on getting fat off of people who do the wrong thing! Go figure.

A few weeks back Chris Brumfield, a customer who teaches a Financial Peace University class at his church sent this email to us:

SmartyPig: I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate that you show the interest that I earn each day. I am not sure how many people actually look at that, but I love when I go onto the site each day so I can see my new accrued interest amount calculated into it. By your company having that feature it has truly opened my eyes to how much we are giving to the credit card companies each and every day. It has motivated me to pay down debt and to save money so I can watch the daily interest grow. Thanks for all you do and for assisting in the changing of my family tree. -Chris

Is Chris getting rich off the interest? No. Has he changed the way he is looking at and treating money and will that change his life? You bet - one day at a time, one penny at a time. Chris and others like him, you see, tell us often they are buried under a mountain of debt. But we think mountains are for climbing, and the only way to the top is by taking that first step.

Congratulations, Chris. And thank you for everyone who is spreading the word that it truly pays to save with SmartyPig!

Mike Ferrari
@mferrari