Yesterday I did indeed get paid. I took $39.40 from my check, and here's where it went;

$20.00 for gas. That should hopefully get me through until my next payday in two weeks. I mostly go back and forth to work, to the local grocery store, etc, and I still had a few gallons left from last time. Not bad.

$14.00 for dinner. I had a night out with "the girls" (and one guy) and got a burger and fries, plus a rare drink. It was delicious. After that four of us went to a comedy club, where I opted for water. The tickets were free, as my friend won a contest and snagged four tickets. The comedy show was great and we had a good time.

So, I have $5.40 left. Wahoo! That should be just fine, actually. I don't spend money at work and don't need anything right now. It will be kind of fun to see if I can hang on to it.

I opened a new checking account at TCF Bank, and they have two offers going on. You get $50.00 for signing up for direct deposit and $25.00 for signing up for automatic bill pay. I'll do both of those and add the funds to the challenge money when it comes in. I like this bank a lot, and it sure is convenient - next door to work. You can purchase gift cards there for all kinds of places, and they have a free coin machine. You bring your change in, drop it into the machine, and it gives you a voucher to take to a teller for the money. I like that a lot, as I do save change. It will be very easy to take that change and deposit it. I think I'll open a savings account when I have the time and put my $20.00 challenge money there.

Not much else going on. I did spend money last night on myself, but it was well worth it.