Savings Tracker
This one is for the child, not the parent. Print it (Cmd/Ctrl + P), put it where they can reach it, and let them be the one who fills in the squares. The app keeps the real balance; this exists so the progress is visible without asking anybody.
The goal
I am saving for .
It costs , and I started on .
Every week I put in about , so I think it will take about weeks.
How far along
Each square is a twentieth of the goal. Work out one square: . Colour one in every time you pass it.
Every week
Two columns matter here. The middle one is what you put in. The right one is what your parent paid you for leaving it alone, and it gets bigger every week without you doing anything.
| Week | I put in | Interest I was paid | In the jar now |
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When I get there
I reached it on , after weeks.
Of the money in the jar, was mine and was interest.
The next thing I want to save for is .
Parents: work out a weekly rate you can actually sustain for a year in the kids savings calculator before promising one, and write the arrangement down on the allowance agreement. Why the interest is paid weekly at all is explained here.