Day Air Credit Union is excited to announce their new Bucks for Buckeyes prize-linked savings account is now available to anyone who lives, works, or worships in the Miami Valley. Bucks for Buckeyes offers prize drawing entries in return for each time account holders increase their savings balance by $20 (up to 5 entries per month)*. Prize drawings occur monthly, quarterly, and annually—up to the grand prize of $3,000.
The Bucks for Buckeyes account at Day Air Credit Union is designed to help consumers improve money habits in a whole new way that makes saving FUN. Members feel rewarded by watching their savings grow and experience the excitement of the prize drawings. And unlike playing the lottery, nothing is lost with Bucks for Buckeyes. All of the money deposited into the member’s Bucks for Buckeyes account, plus interest, is theirs to keep.
Ohioans still lack enough money in their savings account for a rainy day. In fact, more than 40% of Ohio households do not have enough savings set aside to cover three months’ worth of expenses, and 81% have no emergency savings at all, according to the 2019 Prosperity Now Scorecard.
“Bucks for Buckeyes is a great way to attract many consumers to their first-ever committed saving product. It’s a way for members to save money, and at no risk, be eligible for cash prizes when they save,” said Bill Burke, President and CEO of Day Air Credit Union. “Bucks for Buckeyes is a risk-free way to build a rainy day account while helping make saving approachable and fun.”