rewrite this title Day 5-7: $100 Savings Challenge (what we found when we went through our budget two weeks ago!!)

Published: by Crystal Paine on July 20, 2025  |  This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

It’s Day 5-7 (we’re combining some days for the weekend!) of the $100 Savings Challenge and you can either choose to do all three days individually or you can choose to just pick one day to do this weekend – it’s up you!

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

Go sign up for the $100 Savings Challenge to get your free 14-day plan.

Every week day of the challenge, I’ll be posting on Instagram, Facebook, and here on the blog as I work through the challenge myself.

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.

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 5-7 Challenges:

Day 5 – Do a Bill Audit: Review your last bank or credit card statement. Look for auto-renewals or small charges you forgot about. Cancel and reclaim those funds. (Save: $5–$10)

Day 6 – Skip Takeout: Make a fun dinner at home instead. Light candles to help it feel special. (Save: $15–$25)

Day 7 – Invite a Friend Over: Have plans to meet up with a friend for dinner? Invite your friend over to your house and enjoy dinner, snacks, or coffee & dessert at home for free, using what you already have on hand. (Save: $15-$25)

Since we’re in Atlanta for a week for a travel ball tournament for Silas, I am going to share something that we discovered when we did an audit of our budget and bills two weeks ago. And it was bit a shocking!

I had signed up for a membership for something that I had been using for the business for a full year. I decided to put my membership on hold during the summer because I wasn’t going to be using it. However, somehow, they had still charged me for the membership fee — without sending me any sort of notice! We were SO glad we caught it and were able to get it taken care of otherwise it would have been quite a bit of money out of pocket that we had no idea we were spending if we hadn’t done the audit.

So, just a reminder to check your bank account and credit card statements very carefully. Because even if you think you aren’t being charged for something, you just might be… and it could add up quickly!

We’re currently at $45.25 found/saved so far with the challenge. How much have you saved/found so far as part of the challenge?

Enter to Win a $100 Amazon Gift Card (we’re giving 5 away!)

Go sign up for the challenge here! And just for fun — and to motivate you to join us for the challenge — if you do any of the three days’ challenges 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.

Did you participate this weekend? I’d love to hear how today went for you!

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