Sunday, July 19, 2009

Feeding the pig....


With this economy, money is tight and its becoming increasingly harder to save. Though its one of the most important things that you can do for yourself, is to put a bit away for a rainy day.

Over at Feed The Pig, you can learn so much about saving, and though the freaky pig-man spokesperson Benjamin Bankes freaks me out a bit, the site has way too much awesome information to stay away.

At Feed The Pig, you can reference fun tools, a quiz, tons of tips and other resources. They can all help you think through your spending and saving habits, identify ways you can start saving and commit to making changes that will reduce your debt and grow your savings.

You can also take the 5% Challenge which will help you with a convenient way to figure out how to pay down your debt!

I have 2 Feed The Pig gift packs to giveaway! These include a piggy bank, stress pig, keychain, and weepul!! To be entered just visit Feed The Pig, and leave a comment here with which of the resources are most helpful to you!

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97 comments:

Sara July 19, 2009 6:38 PM  

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paryjeja July 19, 2009 8:04 PM  

I am going to use the Personal Cash Flow Worksheet.
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peg42 July 19, 2009 9:25 PM  

The Retirement Saving resource is very informative.
Thanks.

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Jill July 23, 2009 5:19 PM  

I liked the Personal Cash Flow Worksheet- Nad I hated the Me save? game. It made me look way too closely at some BAD habits!

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I am a new subscriber via email!

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rbailey1958 July 25, 2009 11:23 PM  

the article on ways 2 cut down on household expenses was helpful
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Shelly July 27, 2009 12:50 PM  

I think the Tween section is great

Beth August 2, 2009 11:13 PM  

I like their savings tips - One suggestion was to keep track of all the bottled beverages you buy to get a realistic view of how much you spend for this.
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I subscribe
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Anonymous,  August 2, 2009 11:31 PM  

I want to FEED the pig!!!

Bethany August 3, 2009 3:59 PM  

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Julie D August 4, 2009 12:28 AM  

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denyse August 4, 2009 2:17 PM  

I like the In Your State section.

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Gabriel J. August 5, 2009 3:01 PM  

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Karen August 5, 2009 4:44 PM  

I liked the savings tips the best. Hopefully will be able to implement some. Thanks for the contest.

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Kimberly August 6, 2009 3:02 PM  

The personal cash flow spreadsheet really showed me how even a little extra savings adds up quickly! I think I could spare an extra 1 or 2% weekly for an emergency.

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djgroz August 7, 2009 8:30 AM  

Lunch buying
What a nice prize.
Thanks for the chance to win!

Heather22 August 7, 2009 10:09 AM  

The lunch saving calculator was too cool. If my husband carried his lunch to work just one day a week, we'd save about $3K/yr!

I wonder how much I'll save if I just stop feeding him? Hmmm.

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I think I need another hour of sleep I couldn't type to save my live this morning.

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Heather22 August 7, 2009 10:15 AM  

I blogged ya' (doesn't that sound kinda nasty. "Yeah! We blogged all night."
Anyway. I'm going back to bed, now. Oh, here's the blog link (duh!)
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Egare1 August 7, 2009 9:30 PM  

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The retirement savings is most important to me because I definitely do not want to work when I am older. Would love to live those golden years in peace.

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Deidre,  August 7, 2009 11:06 PM  

The career or Working World tips were most helpful for me. I collect piggies, so the spokesman doesnt bother me, lol.

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theolotto August 8, 2009 12:05 AM  

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Gianna August 8, 2009 1:39 AM  

The Free Savings Tips :)

Jammie August 8, 2009 2:54 AM  

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Terri August 8, 2009 6:09 AM  

I need this one - Establishing a Budget

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Kelly F August 8, 2009 8:12 AM  

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lilyk August 8, 2009 11:54 AM  

I thought the Lunch Savings Calculator was the most helpful resource.

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purango August 8, 2009 8:35 PM  

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phyllisg August 8, 2009 11:36 PM  

Retirement Saving savvy is within those pages.
I want to see our government learn penny pinching.

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