This document outlines a 50-week savings challenge to save $2,500. It involves increasing your weekly deposit by $2 each week, starting at $2 in week 1 and ending at $50 in week 50. You can take two weeks off at your discretion and the final deposit is reduced to $50 to reach the $2,500 total. The table tracks the weekly deposit amount, running total, and completion check-off for each of the 50 weeks.

1. The $2,500 Savings Challenge
This challenge features two weeks “off” (at the saver’s discretion) and a reduced final deposit.
Week # Deposit Total Completion
Check-Off
Week # Deposit Total Completion
Check-Off
1 $2 $2 26 $52 $702
2 $4 $6 27 $54 $756
3 $6 $12 28 $56 $812
4 $8 $20 29 $58 $870
5 $10 $30 30 $60 $930
6 $12 $42 31 $62 $992
7 $14 $56 32 $64 $1,056
8 $16 $72 33 $66 $1,122
9 $18 $90 34 $68 $1,190
10 $20 $110 35 $70 $1,260
11 $22 $132 36 $72 $1,332
12 $24 $156 37 $74 $1,406
13 $26 $182 38 $76 $1,482
14 $28 $210 39 $78 $1,560
15 $30 $240 40 $80 $1,640
16 $32 $272 41 $82 $1,722
17 $34 $306 42 $84 $1,806
18 $36 $342 43 $86 $1,892
19 $38 $380 44 $88 $1,980
20 $40 $420 45 $90 $2,070
21 $42 $462 46 $92 $2,162
22 $44 $506 47 $94 $2,256
23 $46 $552 48 $96 $2,352
24 $48 $600 49 $98 $2,450
25 $50 $650 50 $50 $2,500
Developed by Dr. Barbara O’Neill, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, oneill@aesop.rutgers.edu