Smartypig.com -- a contest I couldn't resist

I was going to do part 3 of my found money series, but this came into my email from The Digerati Life this morning.  There is a site called Smartypig.com .  It is a free online piggy bank for people saving for specific for goals like a vacation or car.  It is a savings account which is FDIC secured that earns 1.75%, the big difference is you define the goal which you are saving for, so you could set up multiple accounts if you have multiple goals.  Anyway there are lots of details regarding how to set goals and what the site can do to help you achieve them.

Anyway, they are running a promotion for people who have an account or open account.  It's called "Race Out of Debt"  Follow the instructions on opening up an account, and setting up a goal, which will  be set up under the "Race Out of Debt" category and you will be entered in the contest. There is a minimum deposit of $25.   You can do this between today and September 27.

On September 27, they will select 8 finalists, each who will be "assigned to live pig on the Smarty Pig Farm."  The pigs will race and the finalist with the winning pig will  get $4,951.  The winner will be announced on the website on September 28th.

It is such a random contest, and a great idea for a site, I just had to share.

Happy Savings!