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Save for what you really want.

Have you ever thought to yourself, ‘If I don’t buy this then I’ll save myself some money,’ only to then spend that money later in the day? Now more than ever, individuals need tools that help them save money and encourage financial discipline. With URGE, every time you make the decision not to spend money you make money to save for the things you really want.

URGE is a point of decision mobile savings platform that incorporates innovative game mechanics, principles of behavioral science, and social networking to promote financial well-being. Through URGE, consumers immediately realize the benefit of making small tradeoffs of foregoing impulse purchases by enabling real time micro-transfers from a checking account to an URGE savings account. URGE is a product of Tradeoff, LLC, a Nashville based mobile behavior change company founded in February 2010.

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    Urge — Beta Launch. (11/4/11)
    Posted 11/8/11 at 6:43pm

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