Day 1: $100 Savings Challenge (I didn’t expect to find this!)

It’s Day 1 of the $100 Savings Challenge and I thought I wouldn’t find much for today’s challenge… but boy was I surprised!

First off, if you haven’t signed up for the $100 Savings Challenge, be sure follow the directions to sign up (there are prizes!!):

How To Participate in the $100 Savings Challenge

1. Go sign up for the $100 Savings Challenge to get your free 14-day plan.
2. Beginning today, Monday, July 14, 2025, I’ll be posting on Instagram, Facebook, and here on the blog as I work through the challenge myself.
3. I will invite you to do the daily challenges with me and to share your successes! Every day that you complete the challenge and submit it, you’ll be entered to win one of 5 $100 Amazon gift cards we’re giving away randomly at the end.
4. You can participate every day or just some of the days — whatever works for you! But every day that you participate and fill out the simple form, you are entered to win!

Day 1 Challenge:

Do a Wallet + Purse Sweep: Check coat pockets, purses, car consoles, and random drawers for forgotten cash or change. (Goal: $5–$10)

I didn’t think I would find much as I had just cleaned out my purse. But I looked through our drawers next to our bed and all the shelves in the closet and a bunch of other random places (Jesse is known for stashing change in odd places!) and guess how much money I came up with…

$15.25!!!

I didn’t even check the car yet, because Jesse had taken the kids out to run some errands. So who knows? I might find even more there!

The goal was to find $5-$10 today, so I’m excited that I found over $15 to start the challenge off with. You can keep track of your savings on the chart I’ve included in the free 14-day plan!

Enter to Win 4 $100 Amazon Gift Cards

Just for fun — and to motivate you to join us for the challenge — if you do today’s challenge and fill out the form linked here, you will be entered to win one of 5 $100 Amazon gift cards I’m giving away at the end of the challenge!

Note: We may possibly share a few of the best entries over the course of the challenge, so by submitting the form, you are giving us permission to possibly post your entry. If you’d rather we don’t post it, please note that on your entry.

I can’t wait to hear if you found some unexpected money today, too!