Prize-Linked Savings 101

After our event on “prize-linked savings” yesterday, I sat down with Joanna Smith-Ramani of D2D and recorded a short podcast focused on the basics. What are prize-linked savings? Where did the idea come from? Can giving people prizes really help to induce more savings? What’s happening with this idea now? You can listen to our conversation here:

For folks interested in digging in a little bit more D2D has published a short report on findings from their “Save to Win” project. Click here to read ” Building Financial Security Through Fun.”