It's been a while since I set one up but try this. Go into account setup and start a new account. Name it "christmas savings" with a zero balance. Then go into your scheduled transactions set up and set up a transfer weekly in the amount you choose, from checking to "christmas savings". You can set the transfer up to go automatically or prompt you when it is due for you to manually enter. I think that will work for you. When you need to use the money, transfer it back into your checking account. The "christmas savings" is really a phantom account, not a real life one. But the principal is the same. Also you could go into the help menu and type in "savings goal" and it will tell you more. It's been working for me since 1995. I use 4 or 5 different ones now for such things. When you don't need it anymore, you can either hide it (what I do) or delete it. If you just hide it you can go back later and see the historical data if you choose. Good luck.
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