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Show a SCHOOL Is piggy the best bank? for the use of your money. If the By Lori S. Mohr-Corriga- n Now that youre saving all the interest rate is 3 percent and money youve made from side you keep $100 in your account jobs, extra chores and your al- for a whole year, youd earn anlowance, its time to think about other $3; $500 would earn $15; the best place to keep all that cash. Isyour piggy bank still the top spot or are you ready to move up to the real thing? At some point (maybe now?) youre going to outgrow the limits of your piggy bank and will want to open a savings account at your local bank. Whats the , and $1,000 would bring back $30. The more money you put in, the more interest youll make. Its that simple! Managing your money $$$ difference you ask? A lot! For starters, you wont be tempted to dip into Mr. Piggy for a dollar here and a dollar there until your moneys all gone. With your savings safely tucked away at the bank, its easy to promise yourself not to dip into it. Of course, you do need to keep some spending money at home for toys, candy and other fun things. But by far the biggest reason to switch is because your money will make even more money just by sitting in the bank! Thats called earning interest, which is money the bank pays you for keepingyour account with them. When people get a loan from the bank, its your money (and everyone elses) theyre borrowing. The bank thanks you by paying Kanab High School graduate pictures will be published in the SUN on Wednesday, May 111 When you open a savings account at the bank, think of yourself as being the boss of your very own company, where you make all the important money decisions. Every good business person knows the importance of watching over his or her cash. Here are some good ways to handle your new job: Take a tour of the bank so you can see just where your money will be. Choose one day of the week to make regular deposits, call this your business day. When you get your weekly allowance or earn extra money, put at least half of it in the bank, Ms. Riparettis whole class earned their Accelerated remember the more money you put in, the more money youll Congratulations to Andrew Alldredge, Sean Bennett, Mellissa Bowman, Brandon Brown, Khristen Chavez, Kevin make when the bank pays you Clark, Joan Corry, Tyrell Crofts, Sandra Dewitz, Kristen Doss, Tyler Erickson, Cameron Falany, Kaden Glazier, T-Shirts! interest. See if your parents will match the money you put into your account, like one dollar of theirs for every dollar of yoilrs. Many banks have special kids clubs, too, that add extra money to your account in addition to the interest youre already earning. Youll be amazed how fun and exciting it is to watch your money Colten Johnson, Rocky Judd, Ray Miner, Ashley Stapley, Jeffery Stirland, Parker Tabas, Brannon Vaughn, Amanda Palmer and Andrea McCleve. grow! Kara Campbells Stance Helped each other get Accelerated Reading Wt&vieiv- - T-shi- rts Once a week, Mrs. Hamblin's 4th grade class met with Mrs. Heaton's 1st grade class to read. They challenged each other toearn Accelerated Reading The 4th graders needed 50 points, whilethe 1st graders needed ISpoints each. The two classes celebrated reaching their difficult goal by having a pizza party with pizza donated by R&R Pizza. want to thank R&R for the It ts. They Qmta Spittle Welcome to the Mormon cpPliracle c&igeant Saturday, May 23, 1998 8:00 p.m. Kanab Middle School W) (.IF ' C$du& 4.50 - 12 was great! pizza. $ .50 iinm urn June 18-2- 0, 23-2- 7, wnli'S 1998 .JBsloric Temple Hill in Monti. Utah , j . liV (Miw imMfttoiM Mini |