I walked a mile on my treadmill yesterday and also had a no gas day. that gives me $2 more to add to my challenge.
Prev. total $4896.00
today 2.00
new total $4898.00

I have stayed home today and had a no spend, no gas used day.
I did take my Ridge money out of the envelope and added to my challenge money in the cash box.
Prev. total $4731.00
today 165.00
new total $4896.00

I got a check yesterday for $538 which I will add to my challenge money.
prev. total $4193.00
today 538.00
new total $4731.00

Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day. I walked a mile on my treadmill, did my 20 flights of stairs and stayed home, so i used no gasoline. For that I will pay myself $3 to add to my challenge money.
Prev. total $4190.00
today 3.00
new total $4193.00

It is a beautiful day here today. I drove over to Murphy, N.c. to get the drafting vellum we have been needing. I picked it up last week, but it was just plain paper, no grid. Expensive paper too, $250 for 100 sheets.
I had a coupon for $4 off of prilosec so i bought that today. I will add that to my challenge money.
Prev. total $4186.00
today 4.00
new total $4190.00

Well, after quite a ruckus yesterday, it is time to get back to the $20 challenge. I got in my walking and my stairs yesterday, had a no spend and no gas used also, so I am adding $5 to my challenge money. I played bridge all day today at my house, but the refreshements were pretty cheap. We all drink water and we gorged on some kissables and cheapie sugar wafers. (the kissables were half price after valentine's day.
prev. total $4181.00
today 5.00
new total $4186.00

Well, I walked 2 miles on my treadmill today, so I earned two dollars which I will add to my challenge money.
prev. total $4179.00
today 2.00
new total $4181.00

I did my grocery shopping today and using my advantage card, i saved $5 to add to my challenge fund.
Prev. total $4174.00
today 5.00
new total $4179.00

I love it. It is my favorite food, just plain old chocolate fudge, no nuts.
So of course when the grocery store had their bakery valentine's day fudge on sale for about half price, I had to SAVE money and buy it. So, I saved $2 on the fudge and $3 using a CVS coupon today. That is $5 more to add to the challenge money this month.
Prev. total $4169.00
Today 5.00
new total $4174.00

My electric bill came yesterday. It was a little higher than last month, but not bad. It was $100, but I budget $160 each month, so that is $60 out of the envelope and into my challenge money.
prev. total $4109.00
today 60.00
new total $4169.00

Well, I got in my walking and my stair climbing yesterday, so I have $2 to add to my challenge money.
Prev. total $4107.00
today 2.00
new total $4109.00

I forgot to add my ridge money to the challenge this week. Today is another pay day but since it is a holiday, I won't be going to the bank today. So payday will be tomorrow and more ridge money will be put in the envelope.
As I have explained before, my Ridge money is money I was paying monthly on a beautiful piece of property. I paid it off when we closed on our spec house and I am still budgeting for it. This way I can add the money to my $20 challenge.
prev. total $3942.00
today 165.00
new total $4107.00

I got another check from Pinecone. I love getting these free checks in the mail all the time. It is amazing how quickly they add up. Adding it to the challenge money:
Prev. total $3937.00
today 5.00
new total $3942.00

I just got back from Bi Lo. Snow is supposed to come in tonight. According to Bookie, he is already getting it and he is about 125-150 miles away from me. So, I stocked up on steak.
Bi Lo often has good steak specials on the weekend. I got enough for two nights, just in case. According to my grocery receipt, I saved $8, so I will add that to my challenge money.
prev. total $3929.00
today 8.00
new total $3937.00

I did my grocery shopping today. I did not need much, so I saved very little. I did have a coupon for $2 off, so i will add that to my challenge money.
prev. total $$3927.00
today 2.00
new total $3929.00

There is valentine candy on sale all over. I usually don't buy it. However, the 3 ladies I play bridge with all love the new candy, kissables. (Hershey little kisses with a candy coating, like m and m's)
They had it on sale today, the all valentine red colors, so I saved some money for my next bridge refreshments. So I will add $3 in candy savings plus a dollar for walking a mile yesterday to my challenge money.
Prev. total $3923.00
today 4.00
new total $3927.00

Almost 2 years ago, we sold a house to a young guy, about 40. He does not work except to sometimes sing at weddings. He had 4 houses, the one he lives in most of the time, his lake house, his beach house and ours, his mountainview house.
A few weeks ago, he capped a leaky faucet outside and it blew and he had a bad plumbing problem.
He e mailed me to see if dh could fix it. DH worked on it all day and got the outside repaired. Of course, I mailed him a bill for all the work.
Today I got a check for $180 which I will add to my challenge money.
Prev. total $3743.00
today 180.00
new total $3923.00

I often recycle cards. I buy a birthday, valentines day, christmas, easter, etc. card and use it again.
I got out the valentine's day card to give to my husband tomorrow. He will never remember that it is the same one he got last year. So, I saved about $4 not having to buy a new card.

Prev. total $3739.00
today 4.00
new total $3743.00

I cashed in my change jar and received $30 to add to my challenge money.
Prev. total $3709.00
today 30.00
new total $3739.00

Since I have no more payments on my land I bought, I am still putting the payment money into "The Ridge" envelope. Why break the habit? It is already in my budget. I am going to add this to my challenge money every week.
"The Ridge at Owltown" is the name of the subdivision that the property is in. There are only 15 lots and mine is about 1.5 acres. What makes it so special is that it has a really great mountain view on 3 sides and you can see the highest peak in Georgia.
If and when we sell our house, I think we will build there. It will be our first mountain view home. We have lived on the Toccoa river and Coosa creek for the past 23 years.
prev. total $3544.00
today 165.00
new total $3709.00

We made out pretty good last night. Not only did we get a nice meal at a friend's house, but they sent us home with some food. She had made up a great mexican dip and she gave that to us, along with all the chips. Then she had a bunch of little smokies in sauce and we brought those home too. They were leaving today to go to florida, so they could not use the leftovers.
That made a great lunch for my husband today. He came home for lunch to get his feet unfrozen for a few minutes.

This is funny. We got home late and there were 2 calls on our answering machine. Both were from the owner of the restaurant we eat at every night. We had missed two nights in a row and she was worried that we were sick.
Boy, it is nice to be missed.
Anyway, I saved at least $20 not eating out last night, so I am going to add that to my challenge money.
prev. total $3524.00
today 20.00
new total $3544.00

I just did my grocery shopping. I had coupons and saved $3. I also walked over a mile on my treadmill and climbed 20 flights of stairs, so that it $2 more to add to the challenge, for a total of $5.
prev. total $3519.00
today 5.00
new total $3524.00

We ate out at a different place last night. We have been there a few times. It is a new place but nothing fancy. You stand in line to order your meal and you get a number. They bring out your food and you eat on plastic baskets with plastic knives and forks.
My dh likes to go there once in a while cause they have good flounder. They have a good burger too.
When we placed our order, the owner was running the register. Our meal is $14 for the flounder and $6 for the hamburger, so $20 plus tax.
He rings it up, it comes to $59.95. I said, that can't be right.
Then he rings it up and it is about $30. Again, I said, no,it should be $20 plus tax.($1.40)
He says, give me $15!! I said, no that is not enough.
He says, that is all I want.!!

Hey, I don't argue. I just saved $6 on my meal and he is happy with the $15.
So, I will just add that to my challenge money.
Prev. total $3513.00
today 6.00
new total $3519.00

I am so excited!!I just got my prize money from winning 2nd place in the $20 challenge. So I have $75 to add to my challenge money.
Prev. total $3438.00
today 75.00
new total $3513.00

Yahoo!!

I did get in a 2 mile walk yesterday,so I have $2 to add to the challenge. Did not spend any money today since I played bridge all afternoon. And the ladies' house was only 1/2 mile or so away, so used little gas. Cards are sure a cheap way to have fun!!
Prev. total $3436.00
today 2.00
new total $3438.00

I received a survey check for $10 from nfo my survey. I ordered the check on Jan. 15th and it took 20 days to get here. Well, even if it was slow, it got here. That is the 3rd $10 check I have recieved from them the past few months. If anyone is interested in joining mysurvey and making money, send me your first name and your e mail address to my e mail address which is, juliedenski @ yahoo.com. (and leave the spaces out)
Prev. total $3426.00
today 10.00
new total $3436.00

I have $3 more to add to my challenge money. I walked for over a mile yesterday, climbed 20 flights of stairs and had a no gas day for a total of $3.
Prev. total $3423.00
today 3.00
new total $3426.00

I just checked my ING account and I have another $10 in there. I gave an invite to a very good friend, but that was at the beginning of December and I had just about given up on her. So that is another $10 I can add to my challenge money.
Prev. total $3413.00
today 10.00
new total $3423.00

I walked on my treadmill for 2 miles yesterday, so I have $2 to add to my challenge money.
Prev. total $4311.00
today 2.00
new total $3413.00

I went grocery shopping today. They had sprite on sale and the sale ends today, so I stocked up and saved a few dollars. I also went to rite aid with a coupon to get hair color on sale. I had a $2 off coupon, plus there was a $1 coupon on the box for a total of $6 saved today. I got a tiny valentine candy for my favorite waitress who is an older, single lady.
prev. total $$3405.00
today 6.00
new total $3411.00