Got my Discover card rebate ($120) last week and deposited it in the bank along with a check for $1.66 from the cable company (for what I don't really know). My Christmas Club check should be sent out at the end of the week and will be close to $180. I have been depositing all my rebate/refund checks, survey checks, spare change, etc. into this account and then at the end of the year I buy myself a present. This year it is going into my $5000 challenge. Once it is here I'll transfer it plus the Discover card money, etc. into my Sharebuilder account and buy some more stocks. Since every transaction there costs $4, I decided to wait and do a big sum all at once to avoid all the little $4 that add up and don't increase my challenge money at all. My Discover card already has another $20 worth of rebate on it, plus my other credit card has around $160, so I will have those cashed in November for my November investment.
Strange how I feel just a bit like a tycoon, being able to buy shares in the stock market. It was especially fun, to note the other day my shares went up $1.10 in one day!
I do remember to keep my mind on the long term goal of what things will be worth in 10-15 years though.
Gail