Anyone Up for a "Change Jar Challenge"?

[DiznEeyore]

I know a lot of us save our change to help pay for our WDW trips. Would anyone be interested in taking part in a monthly "challenge" to see how much we can actually save? This wouldn't be to "compete" with each other (i.e., who saved the most), but to challenge ourselves to save as much as possible. We could check in at the end of each month and report how much we'd saved.

We've done this on another board I frequent and it's been great motivation! I've been averaging over $50/month since December! We put all of our silver into one bottle and pennies in another. I also add singles occasionally and bottle return money. At the end of each month, I add it up & deposit it into my ING account (specifically for vacation).

Anyone interested in something like this?

 

[s&k'smom]

Count me in!

 

[maleficent1959]

We don't usually have much change, and I don't live in a state with bottle returns (I miss Michigan) but I'll do it. Sometimes I score big when doing laundry!

 

[DisOrBust]

i am with ya! I need some form of motivation!!! Should we all start at o.oo and when?

 

[DiznEeyore]

Well, it's April 5th, still pretty close to the start of the month. Should we start now and give our totals at the end of the month?

 

[maleficent1959]

Sounds good to me. And today's laundry day!

 

[kimmie]

Count me in! Just got back on Wednesday and can't wait to go again!!
Just let me know when!

 

[Halle]

Can't believe there are others out there saving not only their change but also their bottle returns!!! I tturn the bottle returns into Didney dollars!! Anyone up for seeing how much money they get out of their washing machine each month???????????? Haha Many teenagers at my house!!

 

[disneyjunkie]

I wanna play!

We're not going to the world until December. This may help me and DS keep our hands out of the change jar.

What's an ING account?

 

[maleficent1959]

ING is an online bank. I have a savings account with them. Right now the APR on my account is 3%. If you are referred then ING gives you a $25 bonus for opening an account.

 

[momto4obkids]

I`ve been saving since last month. So count me in!!


Amanda

 

[patsal]

I'm in. I just rolled over $300 in change this week--all that stuff in jars and cups laying around the house when I cleaned. I'm on a mission to pay for concierge upgrade for a week with the change I can save. Hubby doesn't believe I can, but I'm sure that in itself is enough motivation.LOL . Besides, I never want to roll out $106. in pennies all at once again so doing this monthly would really hold the frustration down!!!

 

[renessa]

I love the saving change in jars idea....I have mine .... but dh steals the quarters for pop machine at work sometimes!!! However, why on earth would anyone roll $106 in pennies? I just take mine to the bank and they dump it in the machine and it prints out a slip with my totals. I know this doesn't get the kids involved (I have cats, not kids) ...or maybe give the same feeling of accomplishment, but .... I hate rolling coins!!! Besides, the machine is neat, and I always get asked what it will go for and I can spread a "magical moment" at the bank with my story!!

 

[Pooh's Pal]

I'm game, but I'm leaving in 10 days for WDW...so all change is going to this trip, will start a new jar when I get home for my October trip! So 'COUNT' me in!

 

[Msslaydbug]

Count us in !!!

We will start this month too - I also put all the silver in a diffrent jar than my pennies !!!

 

[Diz-Me]

We also saved change (silver only) for our spending money at WDW - a little over $300.00 saved in 5 months.

Also I collected the money we saved using coupons at the grocery store - a little over $150.00 in 3 months. I wish I had started saving the coupon money sooner. Makes me more motivated to clip those pesky coupons!

As soon as we are back from our April trip I will start saving for the next trip!

 

[jjsmom]

Count me in! I've been doing this for years and it's really surprising how it adds up. Recently, I've also started hanging ALL laundry on a line to dry, since I read somewhere that it costs 50 cents to dry an average load of laundry (hmmm..., let's see... 5 loads dried on the line = 1 mouse ear ice cream bar...). I will scrimp and save any way possible to support my WDW habit.

P.S. We saw Disney on Ice last night and I can hardly hold myself back from planning another trip (right in the middle of renovating a recently purchased home). Yes, I'm totally nuts.

 

[DiznEeyore]

This is great! I'm so glad we're gonna do this!

So we'll check in at the end of the month and see how we're all doing!

 

[6_Time_Momma]

We do that!! Another thing you can do that helps a little is, whenever you write a check at a store, write it for an even amount. For example, your total is $21.16, write the check for $22 and take the .84 and put it in the change jar too.

 

[patsal]

Kids, not cats; on spring break for 2 weeks with lousy, cold, snowy weather. Need I say more!!!LOL