As one of Arkansas’ first Individual Development Account (IDA) programs, we have many years of experience to share, multiplied by our growing number of successful participants. Review the articles below for important advice and encouragement, and watch our program and our participants’ savings accounts grow and grow.
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- Add It Up! (For Kids) | September 2006
Wild about Savings; How to Help Children Make Good Spending Decisions; Savings Growth Calendar; Find the Hidden Words; Piggy Bank Match News.
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Bank On It! | April 2006
New Scams That Steal Your Identity and Your Money; A New Perspective Launches a Dream Photography Business for Betty Gray. Read more...
- Bank On It! | November 2005
The Truth About Credit Counseling; Tips to Keep Your Energy Bill Lower This Winter; Lawn Care Business is Growing for IDA Saver Julie Ishie.
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- Add It Up! (For Kids) | 3rd Quarter 2005
Get A Jump Start On Your Child's Education; Fun Activity—Coloring and Learning About Buying at the Grocery Store; Name the Coin.
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- Bank On It! | 2nd Quarter 2005
Free Credit Report; Change Your Spending Habits; Persistence Pays Off for IDA Saver and Business Owner Valeria Franklin.
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- Add It Up! (For Kids) | 2nd Quarter 2005
SEED Event Encourages Kids to Save; Learning is Fun Activity—What Costs Money? Where Do You Save? Who Is Teaching Kids About Money? Read more...
- Bank On It! | 1st Quarter 2005
Your Credit Score Affects Your Mortgage; Detria Stackhouse's Home Improvements Pay Off; Credit Repair Scams; Your Rights & Obligations. Read more...
- Add It Up! (For Kids) | 1st Quarter 2005
U.S. Senator Pryor Encourages Kids to Save for Education; Color the Piggy Bank; Fun & Games (Learning About Money); Tips to Help Save Money. Read more...
Bank On It | 4th Quarter 2004
How to Survive Christmas without Crashing; Success Story – Priscilla Smith: Stitch-n-Save; Things You Should Know About Check 21; A Little Reminder – IDA Program Requirements Toward Your Dream; Make a New Year’s Financial Resolution.
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- Bank On It | 2nd Quarter 2004
Free Money Management Counseling in Helena; Success Story – Earnestine Banks and her Dream Home; The $100 Change Challenge; Summer Energy Saving Tips. Read more...
Bank On It | 1st Quarter 2004
We Have a New Name: Asset Builders; What is EITC and How Do I Qualify; Top 10 Ways to Spend Your Tax Return; Success Story –
Lindsey Neighbors’ L & B Lawn Care. Read more...
- Bank On It | 3rd Quarter 2003
Celebrating Our 100-Plus Asset Purchase; Congratulations to Our Asset Purchasers! (26 Homeownership, 40 Home Renovations, 41 Education, and 23 Small Businesses.) Read more...
- Bank On It | 2nd Quarter 2003
Success Story – A New Home for the Barkins; What’s Happening in Mississippi and Helena; Budgeting & Saving Tips by Kim Burgess, IDA Participant; News from Our Partners. Read more...
- Bank On It | 1st Quarter 2003
Budgeting & Money Management; Welcome New Pine Bluff Coordinator; Our IDA Program Partners with Four Other Organizations; Little Expenses Add Up.
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- Bank On It | 3rd Quarter 2002
Our IDA Program Expands to Helena; Success Stories – Margaret Jackson Improves Her Home and Business; Seshe Brewer Saves for a Home and Education for Herself and Her Son; and Joyce Croseford Pays for School and Saves for a Home; About Saver’s Club. Read more...
- Bank On It | 2nd Quarter 2002
Saver’s Club Meeting Informative and Fun; Success Stories – Jackie Miller and Beulah Johnson Use Several Resources to Buy Their Homes; Seeing is Believing; Success Story – Francella Grigsby’s Kids World Family Home Child Care Center: “A professional environment that is rich in learning to prepare her kids for pre-school and kindergarten. It’s not unusual to find Francella on the floor playing with the children, teaching a lesson, or just giving hugs.” Read more...
- Bank On It | 1st Quarter 2002
Asset Purchasers Total 37—Who’s Buying What; Tell Your Friends & Family; Free Tax Service; Success Story—Yvette Hubbard Takes Important Steps Toward Buying A Home; Success Story—Tahir Carr’s School and Career Path Toward Electrical Engineering. Read more...
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