
OK, I've been slacking off the past week and didn't give an update on The Great Cash Experiment, so I'm rolling two weeks into one. The last time we talked, the Hillbilly Retirement Fund was sitting at $677.51 through 18 weeks.
Well, we've continued rolling along, but the past two weeks have been at a bit of a slower pace. In addition to working some overtime, I've also been busy doing a bunch of work at one of our rental properties. That means I've gotten a bit sloppy with my $20 allowance. And by sloppy, I mean hitting the drive thrus a bit as I go from one place to another. But still, I've never depleted the entire $20. Small victories, people.
That being said, the wife has been doing a good job, as she's gotten on board with Wal-Mart's price matching policy. We've been saving some extra money on groceries, because she's been able to gather up all of the sale ads and get the cheapest prices on everything. It doesn't make sense to go to four or five different stores where they may only have one or two things on the cheap, but it does make perfect sense to get those rock bottom prices all at Wal-Mart.
We ended week 19 with $700.42 in the HRF, for a weekly increase of $22.91. And at the end of week 20, it turns out we bounced back a bit, because it was at $738.09, for an increase of $37.67.
Since we went to the all cash method, we're stashing away an average of $36.90 per week. If we can bump up our weekly average by a few bucks, we'll have $2,000 at the end of one year.