SmartyPig®

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  “All I can say is that I wish they had this when I was just getting started. But at least by using SmartyPig, I can stay on the right track… and in a few years, show him how to be smarter than I was.”

  — Brian, Minneapolis

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  “I opened a SmartyPig account because I have the option of making my goals public. So long presents I don’t want. I’m sending a link to my parents, grandparents and friends in hopes that by the next time I’m flying off to paradise I’ll have my trip paid for – with a little help from my friends.”

  — Erica, Iowa City

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  “Car seats, a crib, diapers at $50 a week, formula, not to mention new clothes every few months. With top retailers providing us more money for our money when we get our savings plus interest, SmartyPig will make number two a lot easier.”

  — Stacy, Des Moines

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  “After years of buying my grandkids toys and stuff they didn’t want, I’m getting smart this year and giving them SmartyPig gift cards for each of them, and then making contributions for them on their birthdays and over the holidays. Thanks, for helping them start to learn about the value of a buck.”

  — Joan, Ft. Myers

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  “With a new house to furnish, we were lucky enough to find out about SmartyPig. That Babies ‘R’ Us incentive might be coming in handy a little bit sooner than we thought, as well. Thanks.”

  — Sarah, Culver City

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  “We can’t afford to use our credit cards the way we used to. Can’t use them for short-term loans. Can’t shift the balances around to get the best deal. In this economy, we pretty much have to cut them in pieces and save up for the bigger stuff we want. SmartyPig will help us do exactly that.”

  — Zack, Chicago

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  “Because of SmartyPig, I just realized for the first time in our lives, my family will eventually be heading out on a vacation that won’t end with me flying home dreading the credit card bills.”

  — Jake, Tulsa

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  “We live an active Colorado lifestyle which means making one or two big ‘outdoor’ purchases each year. Whether it's a new mountain bike, a new set of skis or a guided fly-fishing trip – the need is almost always there, even if the money isn’t. Unfortunately, this often translates into our scrambling to cover a huge credit card bill, no matter how much foresight I had to see the purchase coming. With SmartyPig, I'm excited to have something that will help me save for our purchases before we actually make them.”

  — Kevin, Denver

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  “When my daughter told me about SmartyPig and how ‘cool it was to save up using it,’ I decided to take a look – just to get a few extra minutes with them. After seeing how it works and their reaction to something that can educate them, I opened my own account.”

  — Anna, New York

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  “When my family takes its next vacation, we'll be doing so with the money that we've put aside using SmartyPig. With SmartyPig, financial planning for goals is a breeze.”

  — John, Boulder

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  “We want to take a month-long road trip, next summer, when we graduate - coast to coast. So we each opened a SmartyPig savings account, made the accounts public so our friends and family can contribute, and now we're counting our pennies and counting the days.”

  — Mary, Durham

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  “As our family has grown, so have our expenses. Making major purchase like new furniture, taking a vacation or improving something in our home isn't as easy as it used to be. It's hard finding extra cash to cover those costs and sometimes credit is the only option. I’m looking forward to using SmartyPig for the expenses that come up from time to time. It’s a great solution to adding credit card debt to our family budget and I’m all for making my money work for me!”

  — Carl, Washington, DC

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  “We were going to take out a short-term home loan to tackle this new bathroom project when I got this e-mail from a friend telling me to ‘SmartyPig’ it. After doing some simple math, we figured if we saved up a year, added in the interest AND the incentive from Home Depot, we’d save more than a few months in payments.”

  — Laura, Denver

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  “My sister is leaving for the Peace Corps and I just set up a SmartyPig account for her and will make a contribution every month that she is away. I also made her account public, so her friends and our family members can give her the gift of savings on her birthday and holidays. This way she will have money to get started when she comes back home.”

  — Tiffany, Naperville

Please send your SmartyPig story and photo to inspiration@smartypig.com so we can quit asking our friends and relatives to vouch for us.