Piggy Bank Award - Most Recent
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For saving more and spending less
Jan 27, 2012
This week's young winners are making sound money decisions with their New Year's lai see.
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For saving for her own future
Jan 20, 2012
This week's piggy is going to a mother who spent her money to keep her daughter happy.
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End of a long, dry spell
Jan 13, 2012
This week's Marketplace Piggy is headed to Livingston, Mont., where James Willish, 35, is working again after 44 months of unemployment.
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Piggy Bank Award: Financially planning a windfall
Jan 6, 2012
We congratulate a man who decided to squirrel away his Lotto winnings until he finished drafting a sound financial plan for his millions rather than spending it on the high life.
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Piggy Bank Award: For a year of sound advice
Dec 16, 2011
We gathered our regular personal finance advisers to give the gift of saving.
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Piggy Bank Award: For making it work
Dec 1, 2011
This week's winner learned some valuable lessons on money-making and management while her husband was unemployed for eight months -- and came out of it credit card debt free.
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Piggy Bank Award: Dumpster diving for diamonds and platinum
Nov 18, 2011
A husband slogs through a dumpster to recover a lot of monetary and sentimental value.
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Piggy Bank Award: Teaching the true cost of college
Nov 5, 2011
We are rewarding a math teacher today for helping her students understand the costs of college attendance.
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Piggy Bank Award: Girl Scouts are getting more money smart
Oct 22, 2011
This week's piggy is going to the Girl Scouts of America headquarters to commend them for pushing financial literacy as a necessary skill.
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Piggy Bank Award: For a stable 'micro-economy'
Oct 14, 2011
This week's piggy is awarded to a couple who made smart money decisions for their own "micro-economy."
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