If you want to join a money savings challenge, you’ve got to have the printable to go along with it. That’s why I’ve created these super cute 26-week savings challenge printables.
These printables are really easy to use and I’ve combined them into a workbook, so to speak, because there are three versions to help you either save $5,000 in 26 weeks, $1,000, or whatever amount you feel like saving! Just know that you’ll be saving a lot of cash!
I know it seems as if these savings plans are fads, but they are truly amazing because they are easy enough to stick to and they are super motivating too.
If you’re a vision board or journaling, write it on a post-it kinda person, using a visual point of reference as a simple way to remind you of your savings goal will help you save more money in the long run. Honestly, it could be a way to help you reach any number of specific financial goals!
26 Week Money Challenge Printable 1 – Save $5,000 in 26 Weeks
As I mentioned above, the first savings plan printable is dedicated to helping you reach the financial challenge of saving $5,000 in 26 weeks. This 26 week money savings challenge printable is incredibly easy to use too.
It’s a weekly savings chart and coloring printable all-in-one. For example, all you need to do is save the amount indicated for the first week, the second week, and so forth. Once the amount is safely tucked into your savings, color one of the cute pigs to show you saved for the week. By the end of the challenge, not only will you have money savings printable full of cute colored pigs, your really piggy bank will be nice and full too.
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26 Week Money Challenge Printable 2 – Save $1,000 in 26 Weeks
The second 26 week savings challenge printable is dedicated to helping you save $1,000 in 26 weeks. The premise is the same as the save $5,000 in 26 weeks worksheet. Each week you’ll save the specified amount and color in a pig once the money is saved.
I’ve also included a blank 26-week money savings challenge printable for those of you who might want to save a larger amount than $5,000. Be as ambitious as you want and shoot for a three-month emergency fund. The monthly savings challenge ideas are truly endless!
To download the 26-week savings challenge pdf, simply click on the image below and you’ll be taken immediately to the printables.
Make The 26 Week Money Challenge Easier
So, you may be asking yourself, “where will I find the extra cash to save $5,000 in 26 weeks or save $1,000 in 6 months?” You might be struggling to find enough money to make ends meet already. Well, the key to saving $1,000, $5,000 or any amount is to EARN more money than you spend.
I know the first thing everyone says is to cut back, but sometimes you can only cut back so much. Often times even a no spend challenge can get old really quick because after all, there’s always going to be something that you need to buy.
If you’re not prepared your original plan of cutting unnecessary expenses or not spending can be thrown off track. Plus, for those of you already living paycheck to paycheck, your expenses might equal (or be more than) your income.
Also, if you’re going into debt every month with a credit card, your expenses in some cases may exceed your income. Your goal should be to make some additional money. This will give you a solid plan to take control of your finances. You can save extra dollars and fix your tight budget issues.
But first, how do you stop spending money?
Start with cutting back on your discretionary spending…but of course, that’s easier said than done, right? Regardless, if you want to save $5,000 in 26 weeks, you can find ways to save money every day.
Even the smallest savings can have a big impact on your ability to reach your goal of saving any specific amount. The first step you should make is tracking your expenses for a month. You might be surprised at how much you’re spending on little things day to day.
Cutting back on just a few things can make a world of a difference. So, as you complete this 26-week savings plan, here are some helpful ways you can cut expenses:
- Sign up for Trim. You can sign up for free and they’ll analyze your spending and help you cancel unwanted subscriptions, find better car insurance, and negotiate bills like cable and cell phone.
- Sign up for Ibotta and receive cashback on grocery and mobile shopping. You will get a free $10.00 Ibotta welcome Bonus when you redeem your first rebate. You can add that to your savings!
- Last, check out these 150 frugal living tips that will help you reduce your expenses further.
How Do You Save Money Fast for a 26 Week Money Challenge?
Now, let’s talk about how you can save $5,000 or $1,000 in 26 weeks a little bit quicker. Here are some key points that will help you achieve this goal:
- Treat your savings as a bill. If you need to, set up an automatic payment transfer into a online savings account for $834 for six months. When you sign up with a bank account with Capital One, you can actually specify the time period for automatic savings transfers. Consider this a mortgage payment to yourself.
- Visualize each step of the way with your 26-week money challenge printable. Every time you get an alert saying that your bill to yourself has been paid, color it in on the savings plan printable.
- Start small and end big. When you begin the challenge, start with a small set amount and work your way up, building your savings momentum as you go.
- Use the money for what you say you’re going to use it for. If you’re saving this money as a down deposit for your apartment, don’t spend it on an impulse purchase in Target.
Here are some of the quickest ways you can earn extra money for this money-saving challenge:
- Sign up and deliver groceries for Instacart. This is an easy side-hustle delivering groceries that can help you boost your savings!
- Sign up for Shipt. If you’ve never heard of Shipt, it’s another grocery delivery service. Folks use an app to buy groceries, you do the shopping for them, deliver their groceries and get paid.
- Sign up for Swagbucks. Check out this post on how you can use Swagbucks and reach your savings goal a little faster.
- Here are over 100 more side hustles to help you complete your money-saving challenge!
Download Your 26-Week Savings Plan Printables Today!
Here are the important things to remember as you get ready to save $5,000 in 26 weeks:
- Print out your 26-Week Money Challenge Printable.
- Earn more income. It will help you reach your goal faster without feeling like you’re scraping by.
- Save the money in a separate savings account.
- Keep the savings for their intended purpose and avoid those impulse purchases!
If you’re feeling super ambitious and want to save money on a weekly basis versus a biweekly money-savings challenge, be sure to check out our 52-week savings challenge printables. This savings tracker is a game-changer, that’s for sure, as it will be a great motivator in helping you reach your end goal of increasing how much money you save throughout the entire year.
And there you have it! That’s the easiest way to complete a 26-week money challenge. Now you have a solid plan to save $1000 or $5000 by the end of the year. Don’t forget to print out the pdf and create your plan to follow the savings chart today!
