Become a Utah Saver!
Enroll and receive a free piggy bank and enter a drawing for some fun prizes! (You must click on both "enroll" and then "enter a drawing" to complete enrollment and entering drawing.)
For more information on Utah Saves http://www.utahsaves.org
Congratulations Utah Saver Winners!
Garfield County Utah Savers:
Over ninety five Strong and planning to save $4,500 per month!
Celebrate Utah Saves Week!
What Are You Doing the week of February 20, 2011? In addition to celebrating President's Day, many Utahns and Americans will be celebrating Saves Week. We invite you to join the celebration by participating in some of the activities. Senator Pat Jones is sponsoring SCR2, Financial Responsibility Concurrent Resolution, which designates the week of February 20-28, 2011 as "Utah Saves Week", and recommends that all Utahns participate in activities and programs to increase their financial knowledge.
Celebrate Utah Saves week in Garfield County with the following:
Tuesday Challenge- Order your free credit score at www.annualcreditreport.com or by calling toll free 1-877-322-8228.
Wednesday Challenge - Join utahsaves.org. Commit to a savings or debt reduction goal.
Take the savings pledge with one or more of the following actions:
1. Open a savings account for yourself or children
2. Add to your savings account for
a. Emergencies
b. Future major purchases.
3. Open a college savings account
4. Invest in a retirement account.
Thursday Challenge - Sign up for free budgeting classes (online or local) or do a Financial check-up by getting financially organized and write a budget or create a spending plan you can live with.
Friday Challenge - The candy bar factor. Track every one of your expenses for one day and write them in a notebook.
Weekend - Family Finance Weekend. Have a financial conversation with your family about money. Identify one financial behavior that you will change.
And/Or sign up as a Utah Saver and receive a piggy bank or calculator. If you are already a Utah Saver, you can re-commit as a saver. You will also be entered to win some fun prizes including fun totes with office supplies. You can sign up on-line at utahsaves.org or at our office. There are several places around the county where you can sign up or turn in your Saves Challenge in addition to the USU Extension office. They are the Panguitch City Library and Zions Bank, Bryce Car Care Center, State Bank of Southern Utah, Town of Tropic/Heritage Center, Boulder Library or Post Office, Escalante Senior Center, Wells Fargo, or Post Office in Antimony.
As a Garfield County Utah Saver, you are eligible to participate in both the State Challenge as well as the County Challenge. Turn in a copy of your Challenge with your name and contact information to the above locations. You may also complete the State Challenge (which is in a different order) at http://imagineahappieryou.com/.
Helpful links:
- Imagine a Happier You, created by Deseret Management Corporation, which features useful financial information for women.
- Finance in the Classroom, created by the Utah State Office of Education, UEN, Utah State University Extension and Jump$tart, is loaded with high-quality materials for parents and teachers to use in educating children about money matters.
- Utah Saves, a helpful resource for realizing savings goals.
- Believe in Your Future, a new website created by the State Treasurer and the collaborative efforts of the Utah Council on Financial and Economic Education. Through this trusted portal people can access financial materials on a wide variety of topics, and information from local businesses and nonprofits organizations.