save one dollar a day for the next year!

Seems like the box gets full at the end of every quarter, so that’s a good time to open it up, do a count and check to see whether I’m on target or not. So far I am. I don’t put in a dollar every day, but stick multiples in at the end of the week. When I end up with a wad of ones, I stick a few in the box – I figure I won’t miss them.

As previously reported, the box was getting full, plus I’m fairly haphazard about putting dollars in, so I opened the box. Counted it out and I’m pretty much on target, which is cool. Banded it up and put it all back in the box, which now has lots more room. Re-wrapped the box and I’m good to continue working on this goal. :)

I’ve been putting away stray dollars in my box for almost 3 months now, and it’s getting full. I’m debating whether to open it quarterly and do a quick double-check to see whether I’m making this goal, or just put this box away when it gets too full and make another (bigger) box.

I’ve been randomly putting dollars into my box. Not sure if it’s a dollar a day, but I’m pretty sure I’m a bit over at this point.

I decided that I was going to increase the torture / surprise effect of this goal by making a box that I cannot open until the end of the year. Dollars go in, but they don’t come out. And I don’t know how much is in there. (That’s the part that may bug me from time to time – I save my change pretty religiously and take it in on a regular basis, so I pretty much know how much I’ve saved through change.)

I also decided that I don’t have to physically put one dollar a day into the box, I can pay ahead or make up missed days or even put in extra if I find any.

It sounds silly, but I’m actually excited about this goal! :D

I read your entries a while back and thought this would be a great goal for me for 2009. I’m pretty good about saving my change, but if I could save an additional dollar a day, that’s $365 more dollars in my savings acct. Yay!

I’ll officially start this Jan 1, 2009.