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52-Week Savings Plan: Save Money FAST!

March 11, 2014 by Kimberly Danger 3 Comments

The 52-Week Savings Plan Printable Chart

52-Week Savings Plan:  Why You Should (or Shouldn’t) Participate

52-Week Savings Plan Pros:

Anything that gets you in the habit of saving money is a good thing.  With the 52-Week Savings Plan, you start out gradually and build up (print out our 52-Week Savings Plan Chart).  It’s great for those who feel like they have no money to put away at the moment.  After all, it’s not hard to save just one dollar. Building on that principle week after week isn’t hard.  By the end of the plan you’re saving $52 a week – which is a great amount to either build upon or continue into the next year.

52-Week Savings Plan Cons:

Trent Hamm, author of  writes in the CS Monitor, “Of course, the catch is that the later weeks are far more challenging than the earlier ones. If you start this in January, December’s weeks are going to require you to put away $49, $50, $51, and $52, respectively. This plan is asking people to put aside more than $200 during the one month of the year when money is often the tightest.”  An easy solution?  Doing the plan in reverse.  Start by saving the most in January and end by saving just $1 a week in December.  Most people are more motivated to try something while it’s new and novel.

52-Week Savings Plan Alternatives:

Success in saving depends on finding a method that works for you.  What motivates you?  Are you a visual person?  Does seeing money add up in a jar motivate you, or will you be tempted to take it out and spend it?  Here are some other Simple Savings Methods:

  • The $5 Savings Plan is an easy way to save.  Here’s how it works: Whenever a $5 bill comes into your possession, you save it in a special jar or envelope. Over time, they will add up. The more you incorporate using cash into your spending habits, the more you will save (if you’re a credit card user, you won’t save as much).
  • The Change Jar Challenge also adds up quickly and painlessly.  Forum member lizer writes, “We save all of our change for the year. One year we had over $700 in change. That was our Christmas money.”
  • Round Up Payments.   Find a debit or credit card that will round up transactions to the nearest $1 and depositing the balance in a savings account for you.  Bank of America’s Keep the Change program is one such program.

Here is a Variation on the 52-Week Savings Plan:

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Comments

  1. Bekah says

    March 11, 2014 at 12:48 pm

    I started doing this in January! Not sure how well I’ll be able to keep up as the weeks go on but I’m trying!

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  2. Leslie says

    March 11, 2014 at 6:49 pm

    I am doing the 52 week challenge. I downloaded another chart that I had found. You mark off each amount that you put aside each week. You do not have to go in order. If you have more money then cross off a higher amount. You had a bad week then cross off a lower amount. This way you don’t feel strapped for cash and quit.i haven’t missed a week yet and it’s March already! This is my first time doing this.

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    • Kimberly Danger says

      March 12, 2014 at 10:21 am

      Leslie – I love the idea of just crossing out the weeks as you are able. Another good twist on it! Thanks for sharing.

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