Slide 1: 2009 Global Innovation Tournament Make Saving Money Fun by J Foster Grant
Slide 2: The U.S. Savings Epidemic
$4,643 is the amount that the average American household is currently expected to save over the year. Source: Moody’s Economy.com, 2009.
The Challenge: Make saving money fun in a world where spending is King.
Slide 3: Do you remember when
y ou last experienced the simple pleasures in life by taking time to enjoy…
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Slide 4: Do you remember when
y o u last experienced something that you haven’t do ne recently or at all …
Slide 5: INTRODUCING…
SAVINGS REWARDS
1.Write down severa l of those simple plea sures and activities that you would like to engage in. 2.Set a weekly sa vings goal. 3.Achieve the goa l by the end of each week. 4.Clai m your sa vings reward – choose your reward randomly using an empty jar, da rt board, spin bottle, or pla y a game of pin the ta il on the donkey to make your
Slide 6: Permission to treat y oursel f to something special…
Slide 7: YOU’VE EARNED SAVINGS REWARDS!
Slide 8: DON’T DELAY: MAKE A COMMITMENT TODAY TO SAVE FOR YOUR FUTURE
Set a goal to save just $10 per week in a high yield money market or investment account AND Have fun while you are doing it!
