Make a Plan: Set some goals and identify some free ways to celebrate success. Look back at all the areas you were able to save and find money. Now, taking into consideration when you think you will be able to find your hide-and-go-seek money and how long it will take to build your savings through your budget, identify two dates that you could set as benchmark goal dates and an ultimate goal date for having $1,000 in a savings account set up just for emergencies. Benchmark Goal #1 Goal Date: Money Amount: Celebration Activity: Benchmark Goal #2 Goal Date: Money Amount: Celebration Activity