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New Financial PEP Talk podcast helps you save money on your next vacation

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Jun 24, 2010) Summer is the time for vacations—picking a destination, packing up the car, and heading out to spend a few days somewhere different is as American as baseball and apple pie. Too many times, however, the high price and associated stress can make it less of a vacation and more of a budget-busting road trip.

To help reduce the costs of your next family trip, Pioneer Services has released a new episode of their Financial PEP Talk that covers ways to save. The podcast, part of the Pioneer Educational Podcast (PEP) series, gives many different tips on ways to save money—from where you go, to how you get there, to where you stay, the whole process is covered. It can be found at www.PioneerServices.com/podcast, or on iTunes; just search for "Pioneer Services."

"As kids, we thought every trip was an adventure. But as adults, we realize how much it can cost," said Karen Von Der Bruegge, chief marketing officer for Pioneer Services. "With these tips you can spend less time worrying about money, and more time actually enjoying your trip."

The vacation savings episode is the fourth in the Financial PEP Talk podcast series. Other topics include the Credit CARD Act, setting financial goals, and spending and savings plans. Additional episodes will be released every few weeks.

Pioneer Services, the military banking division of MidCountry Bank, provides financial services and award-winning education to members of the Armed Forces. For more than 20 years, Pioneer Services has been a leader in military lending, offering military loans, retail lending, VA loans, and award-winning financial education programs through a network of offices and on the Internet. Pioneer Services is proud to support military families and communities through a variety of partnerships, programs, and sponsorships.

For more information visit www.PioneerServices.com. For loan information, visit PioneerMilitaryLoans.com.

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Scott Cahill
Public Relations, Pioneer Services
media@pioneerservices.com
ph: 816-448-2300
fax: 816-561-9333

All loan applications subject to our credit policies. No official US military endorsement is implied. MidCountry Bank is a member FDIC.

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