I got paid my quarterly interest on my 2 C.D.'s at Melrose credit union. I am earning 2.9 and 2.8% on them. I got paid a total of $1957 to add to my $20 challenge.

Prev. total $7759.00
today 1957.00
new total $9716.00

I am well on my way to my yearly goal of saving at least $15,000 in my $20 challenge.

We got our interest paid from capital one today. It is paying .0075% It was $41 which I will add to my challenge money.

Prev. total $7718.00
today 41.00
new total $7759.00

I opened up a new business checking account last week, after we had our house closing. C and S bank is offering 1% interest for 6 months. It is not much, but it is for money that I will need this year to built the new spec house.
I love the first of the month, cause that is when interest is credited to my accounts. I earned $101 in interest at C and S, so I will add that to my challenge money.

Prev. total $7617.00
today 101.00
new total $7718.00

The braves won again last night. Something like the 6th game in a row! It helps out the $20 challenge as I add $5 every time the braves get a win.

Prev. total $7612.00
today 5.00
new total $7617.00

I have several stocks (9) that I hold in my Edward Jones account. Some of them pay dividends in cash. Since Edward Jones pays very little interest, I usually take a check for that money every few months. I will take today's check for $174, plus $5 for last night's braves win and add it to my $20 challenge.

New challenge total $7612.00

I am invited to a birthday party this Saturday. My great granddaughter will be one year old! My, how time flies (or, how did I get this old). I had already mailed a card and a check for $50. Now I need to find a gift to bring. Any suggestions. Being s "saver grandma", I had already thought of a first bank for baby!

The braves won last night and I saved $20 with my advantage card, so I have $25 to add to the $20 challenge.

Prev. total $7388.00
today 25.00
new total $7413.00

I got my change jar and took it to the bank today. The total came to $49.95. DH was with me , so he gave me a nickle to make it an even $50 to add to the challenge.
We closed on the house today and put the proceeds into a new savings acoount that is paying 1% for 6 months. It is not much , but better than nothing.
We went to a land sale last week and this bank (our bank) was doing the financing for over 6% interest. How can they charge so much interest and pay out so little. Needless to say, we did not finance our land sales; we are paying cash.

Prev. total $7328.00
today 50.00
new total $7378.00

Our house closing was moved up to this Friday. This is fine with us; we will just get our money sooner. The house is completely finished.
They wanted a dog door to be put in and they hired the guy who is going to screen the back porch. My dh got worried that he might "damage" the new house and my husband demands perfection. So, today, he spent part of the day moving wires behind the wall and putting in the dog door.

The stock market went up today and I had a no use gas day.

Prev. bal. $7316.00
today 3.00
new total $7319.00

We did our grocery shopping last night. I managed to save $11 using my advantage card which I will add to the $20 challenge. I use one of those riding carts for the first time, because I have been having knee pain for years.
It was kind of fun, and I only ran into one person. (barely)

$20 challenge-old balance $7305.00
today 11.00
new balance $7316.00

Happy Friday the 13th. This is supposed to be a lucky day for me. (I was married on Friday the 13th.) So far, nothing has happened, but I have just stayed home all day!!

Twenty dollar challenge:

Year to date $7293.00

The braves did NOT win last night, but they did win the two games before that. I am adding $10.00 ($5 per game) to my $20 challenge.

Prev. total $7267.00
today 10.00
new total $7277.00

I was paid the interest on my capital one accounts yesterday. The total is $42 which I will add to my $20 challenge.

Prev. total $7225.00
today 42.00
new total $7267.00

I bank at C and S bank. I earned $58 in interest for the month of May , which brings my $20 challenge money to $7225.00.

Prev. total $7167.00
today 58.00
new total $7225.00

I have not been posting much, but I am still here. I am still faithfully doing the $20 challenge and and up to $7167.00 thru the month of May. I am looking forward to June.

Challenge total $7167.00

I have not posted for a while. My computer told me it was time for a new computer and just about quit working. Now, it is working again. I am keeping up with my $20 challenge on paper and am now up to $7061.00 for the year.
I got my financial likfe simplified somewhat last month, (closed 4 stocks and 3 mutual funds) and still managed to increase my net worth.

$20 challenge:

Total $7061.00

You whould have seen the games between the braves and the phillies!!!

The Braved had a 2-1 lead until the 8th inning, then they hit 3 home runs. (no one on base) They lead 5-1.

The phillies came back in the 8th with several hits and a home run of their own. They lead the game 6-5 going into the 9th.

In the 9th inning, a brave (uggla) hit a grand slam home run, and the score was 9-6. The braves won. Another $5 to the challenge money.

Prev. total $6349.00
today 5.00
new total $6354.00

I saved $27 using my advantage card today. Most of the savings $(16) was because I bought a ham on sale to have for dinner on Sunday. I will add that money to the challenge money.

Prev. total $6322.00
today 27.00
new total $6349.00

Tax day is tomorrow. I got my taxes done and in the mail. Today, I am mailing the estimated tax payment. It feels so good to have that over with. My braves won again yesterday, so another $5 to the challenge.

Prev. total $6317.00
today 5.00
new total $6322.00

The braves won again last night, so I am adding another $5 to the $20 challenge. Things are looking pretty good again today for them.

Prev. total $6312.00
today 5.00
new total $6317.00

Braves won last night; just barely. They pulled it out in the 10th inning, so i am adding $5 to the challenge plus $2 for a no use gas day. Boy, gas is really getting expensive here. It is $3.55 a gallon.

Prev. total $6305.00
today 7.00
new total $6312.00

I got a check in the mail today from Edward Jones. It will be added to the $20 challenge.

Prev. total $5997.00
today 308.00
new total $6305.00

I took my husband grocery shopping with me last night. That was a mistake. We spent $103, the most I have ever spent in my life. We did save $12 using our Ingles advantage card, the braves won ($5) and the stock market went up ($1) so I have $18 to add to my $20 challenge.

Prev. total $5979.00
today 18.00
new total $5997.00

Six thousand, here I come!

I always put away $2 every time the Braves win, in the $20 challenge. This year, I think I will up it to $5 each time. So I am adding $5 for the win last night.

Prev. total $5974.00
today 5.00
new total $5979.00

The braves won last night and I saved $4 at Ingles today for a grand total of $6 to add to the challenge money. I still have not received the proceeds from the Intel and Johnson and Johnson stock I sold last week.

Prev. total $5968.00
today 6.00
new total $5874.00

Baseball season has started. The Braves did not win the first game, but they won last night. I add $2 to my challenge every time they win; also $1 if the stock market goes up. Well, they won, market went up and I saved $7 using my Ingles advantage card, so that is $10 to add to the challenge.

Prev. total 5958.00
today 10.00
new total 5968.00

I add the interest that my money earns each month (or quarter) to my $20 challenge.

Prev. total $5924.00
today 34.00
new total $5958.00

I received credit for my Melrose credit Union interest today. I have 2- 5year c.d.'s paying 2.9% and 2.8%. So far, that has been a smart decision.

Prev. total $4003.00
today 1921.00
new total $5924.00

Last week, I decided to redeem 2 small mutual funds and 4 different stock holdings. So far, I have received the proceeds from the mutual funds. Since I have been in the hospital, I have decided to simplify my financial life because my husband is not "into" investing. If something were to happen to me, I want to leave things as simple as possible for him. I can't do it all at once, but this is a start.

I am going to take these funds and pay off some land that I have a mortgage on.
I have not kept very good track of the stock market or my non driving days, so I am adding $20 to my $20 challenge fund.

Prev. total $3983.00
today 20.00
new total $4003.00

We got a check from Vanguard today. It was due to a tax error in our favor. It will be added to the challenge money.

Prev. total $3866.00
today 117.00
new total $3983.00

I got another small check in the mail today for $5. It was a dividend for a small mutual fund that I just closed. So far I have redeemed 4 stocks and 2 mutual funds, but I have only received a check from one of them.

Prev. total $3861.00
today 5.00
new total $3866.00