Plucking Flowers Blogging

I meant to mention this earlier but got distracted by searching for work! I finally managed to do this money challenge that has been floating around for quite some time now. It's one of the things I set to do this year and actually got accomplished. Like this article says, I "hacked" the challenge.  I decided to switch it up and do a fixed amount of $52.00 per week.  Ballsy, right? I made it through the year, minus the few weeks after I was laid off work, and got through the year without touching any of it (because I tell myself repeatedly that I'm simply not allowed to touch it). Next week I will start Money Challenge 2.0.  I have to figure out how to hack this year since I am starting out unemployed.

I learned about it a couple years ago but never actually did it. Well, this year I am actually doing the #52weekmoneychallenge and have been doing pretty well. However, I adjusted it a bit. I definitely recommend doing this if you can. We all know every little bit helps. I have one savings account now just to get things started. Within the next year I plan to open a separate "rainy day/medical" account. It's a good feeling. Happy saving! -Marci