The envelope challenge, without the printout.

What people ask about it

How much is the 100 envelope challenge?

$5,050. You fill 100 envelopes with $1 through $100, and 1+2+…+100 adds up to 5,050. Most people do two a week, which finishes it in about a year.

How long does the 100 envelope challenge take?

It depends only on how often you fill one. Two a week is 50 weeks. One a week is 100 weeks. One a day is a little over three months. Set the cadence above and it tells you.

What is the 52 week money challenge?

You save $1 in week one, $2 in week two, and so on to $52 in the final week — $1,378 by the end of the year. It's the same rising ladder as the envelope challenge, just spread over 52 deposits.

Can I do the challenge with a different amount?

Yes. Type any goal and any number of deposits. Rising builds a ladder that gets bigger each time; same-each-time splits the goal evenly. Both round up so you always land on or above your goal.

Do I need to print a chart?

No. The printable charts people search for exist to give you numbered boxes to cross off — this does that on the page, and it recalculates when you change the goal instead of making you find a new PDF.