Ok - I thought that was so funny!

I know...a little goofy too. Sorry, can't help it. So I found 6 dollars while doing laundry and added that to my Challenge for a total of $38.00. I took that and wrote a check to ING and opened an account with them. They had mailed me a letter and in it was a check for $25.00 to deposit if I opened an account with them. There was not a minimum needed to open the account. So I wrote a check for $38.00 and now my total is...$63.00!!

YEEHAW!

So my budget is $100.00 per week for groceries to feed a family of 5. I haven�t hit this goal in weeks! Today I went out with my eldest DD and spent $110.70. At least I am getting closer and truth be told I probably would have hit my goal had she not been with me. Now that I have three kids I try to spend alone time with DD#1 as much as possible.

My plan is to come under budget and put whatever money I have leftover into the challenge. I use the Grocery Game and my total came to $236.18 so I saved $125.48�not bad especially since I buy things that are not on the list.

January 12, 2007

Ahhhh� my first post in my new blog�.feels pretty comfy here�maybe I�ll stay awhile�..


Alright enough relaxing�. Let�s get down to business�. The $20.00 challenge.. just happen to have 20.00 to start with. I have decided that everyday I will do a �financially minded� task. That task may involve making money� or fixing something to save money� or doing another task that may lead to money down the road�. Yada yada yada, you get the idea.

Today, I took in my recycles and made $12.00!!! Whoo hoo!

It is going to be a challenge to save money because my Dear Husband is the ultimate SPENDER!!! He is a great guy who works hard and supports all of us � I stopped working October 2005 but that is another story for another time � But he likes to buy stuff and he does not have cheap tastes! AND his 50th birthday is coming!!! I want to buy him a Bulova watch for his special day� we�ll have to see!

So anyway, I will do my best to keep this blog updated.

Challenge Balance: $32.00