Disney steve mentioned having some money missing at the bank in one of his posts. I have had a missing check for about 3 weeks.
I mailed my car payment the beginning of July but it has still not cleared my checking account as of today.
I got worried so I call the bank I sent the check to cause I did not want to have a late payment.
They say they got the payment. Ok, where is my check??
Floating around in space, I guess. As long as I am not making a late payment, I won't let it worry me.
I have never made a late payment in my life except once. I somehow mailed my electric bill without a stamp and it took two weeks to come back to me.
I am sure my check will turn up someday. Too bad this isn't a checking account that pays interest.
I have one of those, but the rate is very tiny, like 1/2 of one percent.

My husband has bill collectors coming to the job.
He took this job over from another builder who was ripping the people off and doing a terrible job.
Apparently he was also not paying his sub contractors. Everyone my dh comes in contact with, says the other builder owes them money.
Yesterday a bill collector came claiming to be owed for two portolets for two houses for over a year! He went to the guys house but could not find him. I hate that there are people like that in my little town.

Well, the braves have won two games in a row and the stock market went up, so i have $3 to add to my challenge money. I have not been exercising much the past few days cause my knee is hurting me. I need to get back on the treadmill.
Prev. total $16,014.00
today 3.00
new total $16,017.00

I did our net worth this afternoon. I usually like to do it on the first day of the month, but I was a little late today. I had to take my beautiful puppy to the groomer's.
Anyway, I was kind of dreading it because the stock market has been down so much the past several days.
Sure enough, most of my stocks and all but one of my mutual funds were down.
However, I had done some good saving last month, plus earned decent interest on my cash holdings. The fact that my 6 month certificate deposit paid me $2796.00 helped too.
So my net worth actually went up over $3000 last month and I am pleased!

I just went out to visit a house my husband took over from another builder who was fired. The house was a total disaster, even if it was brand new.

My husband has ripped off all the doors (they wouldn't close) all the rock that had not already fallen off the fireplace (which was most of it), torn up the baseboards, etc. etc.
It looks like a totally new house. The fireplace (which he laid the rock) looks beautiful. He fixed the terrible big hole in the kitchen and turned it into a pantry. He somehow managed to fix the garden tub, which I can't even describe how bad it looked.
He has put down new baseboard, new doors, new copper guttering, et.
He has really done magic on this house!

I just totaled the interest that I received for the month. It was $1957.88. That is last than last month; however, I transferred 100K into a new account so that I would be insured for everything in the bank. I transferred the money on July 3rd, and after 3 days, they paid interest on the money. So that is why my total interest in almost $300 less than last month. I have about 24 days of interest unaccounted for which will be paid around the 6th of this month.

The only day I was ever in a wedding (other than my own) was the first day of August. I was a bridesmaid in my sister's wedding and that was on aug. 1st, 1959. I still remember the ugly pink dress I wore.
The marriage last until 1978 but i don't think it was real happy. When my mother died, my sister moved out of her house and into my mother's vacant house.
Just last month, my ex brother in law and his wife stopped to visit me. They seemed happy.
Well, I hope your first day of August is a great one.