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Piggy for the 367

Friday, May 25, 2012
This week's Marketplace Money Piggy Award goes to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367.
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Piggy for good financial leadership

Friday, May 4, 2012
Katie Davis from Fayetteville, N.C. and her husband Matt are paying themselves first.
Posted In: piggy bank award, personal finances
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Piggy for the uber-frugal

Friday, April 27, 2012
Kris Keller gets the Marketplace Piggy Award for making sacrifices to stay on budget.
Posted In: piggy bank award, frugality, sacrifice, montana
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For a brilliant social media campaign

Friday, April 13, 2012
A 22-year-old college grad dropped $11 on a domain name and poured all of her Web 2.0 talents into creating the ideal job application for a social media director position.
Posted In: social media
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For penning a money-savvy rap

Friday, April 6, 2012
This week's Piggy Award goes to a money-smart teen who practices what she raps.
Posted In: Savings, Music
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For recognizing a scam

Friday, March 30, 2012
A Big Y supermarket clerk helps a Connecticut woman from falling victim to a scam.
Posted In: scams, big y
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Piggy for a young saver

Friday, March 16, 2012
Ten-year-old Richard Chapel mowed lawns for a whole summer for a new basketball hoop.
Posted In: piggy bank award, saving money
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Piggy for a personal finance paragon

Friday, March 2, 2012
Jacqueline Byers' salary is in the low $40,000 range, but she budgets, tracks her spending and saves up for what she really loves -- travel.
Posted In: Savings, save, budget, Travel, piggy
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Piggy for a frugal valentine

Friday, February 24, 2012
Our plastic porcine pal heads to Wisconsin this week, to the home of a man who cooked his way to his wife's heart on Valentine's Day.
Posted In: valentine, frugal, cooking, dessert, love
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For five years of love and fiscal responsibility

Friday, February 17, 2012
A marine declares his love for his wife of five years, who along with love diligently sent him burned copies of Marketplace Money every week through two tours of duty.
Posted In: marriage, finances, Savings, Retirement, military

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Piggy Bank Award: Saving, not spending, extra cash

Friday, July 15, 2011
A good saver earns this week's Piggy Bank Award.
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Piggy Bank Award: Teaching the true cost of college

Saturday, November 5, 2011
We are rewarding a math teacher today for helping her students understand the costs of college attendance.
Posted In: Education

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