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SmartyPig Savings Bonus

October 23, 2008
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

SmartyPig is a site where people can set savings goals and then let family and friends help contribute to their savings plan through social networking. The social networking aspect works best one when a stated goal like college tuition, a wedding, or a family vacation is proposed. The savings account is administered by West Bank [...]

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Achieving Savings Goals with SmartyPig

July 8, 2008
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

The list of highest yielding bank savings accounts includes an entry for SmartPig. Since SmartyPig does not sound like a bank, what exactly is it? SmartyPig is for savers who are working to meet a specific savings goal. After a savings goals is established SmartyPig can set up an automatic debit from your existing checking [...]

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New Banking Site Mixes High Yield Savings with Social Networking

March 10, 2008
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist

This week marks the launch of Smartypig an online savings account program which uses West Bank for maintaining deposits and the Smartypig.com social network site to allow friends and family to contribute to either public or private savings goals of accountholders. The annual percentage yield on the Smartypig savings account is currently 4.30% with no [...]

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