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'Smarty Pig' Web Site Helps Consumers Save
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/97f529bf-eddc-4e55-842f-c1a3e4fe9fb1/803222CE-157B-47AB-BF5E-4948D924A1A9/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://wjz.com/consumer/Smarty.Pig.saving.2.1019275.html" href="http://wjz.com/consumer/Smarty.Pig.saving.2.1019275.html" style="font-size: 11px;">wjz.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://wjz.com/consumer/Smarty.Pig.saving.2.1019275.html"><H2>'Smarty Pig' Web Site Helps Consumers Save</H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://wjz.com/consumer/Smarty.Pig.saving.2.1019275.html"><DIV> People are saving more money these days. </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://wjz.com/consumer/Smarty.Pig.saving.2.1019275.html"><DIV> But with some big banks paying as little interest as one-tenth of one percent, why even bother with a traditional savings account? </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://wjz.com/consumer/Smarty.Pig.saving.2.1019275.html"><DIV> There could be a smarter way to reach your savings goals. </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://wjz.com/consumer/Smarty.Pig.saving.2.1019275.html">Smarty Pig is like an online piggy bank where depositors choose a specific savings goal. You tell smarty pig what you're saving for and how long until you want to reach your goal. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://wjz.com/consumer/Smarty.Pig.saving.2.1019275.html"><DIV> Smarty Pig then calculates a monthly payment to be withdrawn from your checking account. </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://wjz.com/consumer/Smarty.Pig.saving.2.1019275.html">The site is backed by an FDIC insured bank and offers an APY of over 3 percent, one of the highest rates in the country right now, CBS station KDKA-TV reported.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://wjz.com/consumer/Smarty.Pig.saving.2.1019275.html"><DIV> Twenty major retailers are offering another incentive. </DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://wjz.com/consumer/Smarty.Pig.saving.2.1019275.html">They allow you to take your money out and put it into a gift card. 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