The watch your HCW mods save $2012 in 2012 challenge

[chitownmelli]

This challenge is open to all HCW mods - members are welcome to chime in and cheer us on, or giggle at us, whatever makes it more fun for you lol!

The idea here is to save $2012 over the course of a year using coupons and rebates. I would say that things like ECB/ RR and other similar programs count as well as long as it would leave you with cold hard cash that COULD be deposited into a bank or under a mattress should you choose to do so. I'm keeping track of how many q's I use, so if you wanna keep track of yours here too, that's fine :)


To join, please post here to say you are interested, and I will keep a list of everyone's progress. And you can update by posting again, saying what your savings/ rebate check earnings were for the day and I will update from there (this will be easier for me, because then I can just remember what post I left off on and go from there.)


When you join, please mention how you would like to go about saving the $2012 (like if you will be using only q's, q's and rebates, etc) and whether or not you are actually going to hold onto it somewhere and save up for something - and if so, if you would like to share what that something is, I'm sure everyone would love to know.

So that's about it - ready mods? Get set? GO!!!!!!!

P.S. At the end of 2012, all of the mods who achieved the goal of saving $2012 in 2012 by using coupons/ rebates etc will be entered into a drawing, and I will send you a special gift. I don't know what it is yet, depends on who wins lol!!!

Challengers

1. chitownmelli 0/$2012 - 0 coupons used - saving for Christmas and HHH
2. TiggerToo 0/$2012
3. VivaciousJewelz 0/$2012 - saving for emergency fund and birthday trip
4. tacatcon $6/$2012 - saving for gifts for melli :P
5. cpaige 0/$2012
6. motherofmolly 0/$2012 - dog kennel/ chicken coop (maybe) christmas time/ HHH
7. scrappydoo - 0/$2012 - saving for emergency fund
8. rhaevon - 0/$2012 - vacation fund
9. wookin 0/$2012
10. Ryansmommie - 0/$2012
11. bugface711 - 59.93/$2012 - 4 coupons used
12. isis - 0/$2012 - saving for vacation and savings
13. rebate_queen - 0/$2012
14. mom2lucas - 0/$2012 - emergency fund
15. foggierbard9 - 40.30/$2012 - 12 coupons used
16. ELLE-TN - 0/$2012 - tracking how much saved with q's this year
17. cybilx10 - 0/$2012
18. kookiecrisp - 0/$2012

updated to post 71

[chitownmelli]

I am joining and my goal is to save $2012 in 2012 by doing rebates, using coupons (preferably with doubles) doing RR/ ECB and target GC deals to save a few bucks. When I save that money, it will be taken directly from the budget and put into my savings account where I will save for:

1. Christmas. I dont need it all for Christmas, we have 30 close people on our list, but we buy smaller things and make a lot of gifts, so probably half of it will go to Christmas.

2. to be able to give a little to the HHH fund next sharing and caring season

3. I have no idea. Maybe I would just like to have the money in savings to start the following year on a good foot :)

So, I'm starting now at zero - and have 365ish days to go :)

[TiggerToo]

I'll give it a whirl....Hope I won't be -->

Haven't figr'd out what I will be saving it for yet...mebbe a present for SFSHopper....

[VivaciousJewelz]

I am joining to save $2012 in 2012 using coupons and rebates. $1000 is gonna go to an emergency fund and the other $1000 probably to a big birthday trip next year (I am thinking Vegas!) but as I save the money, I might wanna use it for something else.

[tacatcon]

I am in to save $2012 in 2012. I am going to use coupons, rebates, programs like endorse and whatever I can! lol

I'm not saving for anything in particular. I just need to spend less and save more!

[cpaige]

I'm in! Money is getting really tight around here with 3 people and 1 income, so it's time for me to buckle down and work on using more coupons. I don't really use rebates, although I should, since I'm in NJ and a lot of what I see is not workable for me, I will try though, but my main thing will be coupons.

I'm saving to SAVE some $$$$$

Are we counting if we buy coupons from clipping services?

Man, Ev (SFShopper) and Carol (XUFan) are going to be some busy girls trying to fill our orders for coupons if ordering from clipping services counts!

If they do count....I"m ordering mine NOW before the contest starts!!

[chitownmelli]

oh julie, do we need to have another willpower discussion? LOL (cuz those worked so well in the past, right?) :D

[chitownmelli]

cpaige, it's entirely up to you how you would like to count it. I figure once it's put in the tally, it's earned, and up to you how you would like to use it :)

Challengers updated to here

[VivaciousJewelz]

oh julie, do we need to have another willpower discussion? LOL (cuz those worked so well in the past, right?) :D

We may... Lmao!

They did sorta work, though. The "Weekend of 3 Cakes" has only been a one time thing, so far.

But I meant, that when I save all that money at the end of the year, I may not want to spend it on a trip, I may want to use it to pay down more debt, build a bigger emergency fund, etc. Depends on what my financial situation is at the end of next year (though hopefully it will be DRASTICALLY different in a positive way).

[motherofmolly]

im in!

1. save money using coupons. i dont do too many rebates so that wont be part of it. i will be gardening and canning this year and dh will be doing more hunting for meat. i also will fish this year.

2. not really saving for anything particular. i would like to use some money for cement for the dog kennel or a goose or two or a chicken coup. i have decided that i will be making a christmas gift a month for extended family we give to. that will help around christmas. EV has also told me i should do something for the HH fund this year. so that is a goal of mine.

3. my goal is spending $500 a month on food and gas. gas is just for my car and not dh's.

4. i will start on 1/1/2012 with -0- and go from there.