★ Money Challenge #14: Explore a New Savings Idea

This is part of our Weekly Money Challenge series. Be sure to check off any you’ve missed!

Growing your money is nothing more than a series of small decisions done consistently over time.

This week's challenge: Take another small step in the right direction by exploring a new savings idea.

Here's just a couple ideas to explore...

• Try a totally new investment or savings option that you've had your eye on for a while.
• If you don't want to try something new, give your current savings a little bump.
• If you are in debt, throw some extra money at it!
• Use $20, $50 or $100 for this challenge.

Okay, log into your account and make it happen! Let us know below what you decided to do, and how much extra cash you used. – Derek, Master of Challenges ****** PS: Curious to see how last week’s challenge went? Click here and scroll to the bottom.

UPDATE!

Here's some of the highlights from this week's challenge over in the Rockstar Finance Forum.

Navy Federal offers a First Time IRA sign up bonus of $50 with a $100 dividend if you make auto contributions of at least $50 for 6 months. Not a great fund a la Vanguard, but any day I can get a 50% ROI i'll take it ($300 invested, $150 total dividend). This has been my first time seeking out and utilizing promotional investment/savings offers. -MilitaryFIRE

I live in a state where I have a choice in what supplier delivers my electric and gas, but never bothered to look in to it. When I finally did, I realized I was paying a rate that was higher than other options that I saw listed on the comparison website--https://energychoice.ohio.gov/ApplesToApplesCategory.aspx?Category=Electric . So I switched and happy that I will now see a savings every month on my electric and gas bill. -SheRocksFinances

I've been looking at switching phones over to Google Fi-my husbands contract is up this month and we're tired of AT&T's constant price hikes and tricks. Still debating which phone to get, but I know that even the most expensive of them will result in a net cost decrease after about a year. I'll then bank the savings in my mortgage payoff fund! -ChiefMomOfficer

I will open a new bank account next month with a promotion offering $300 signup bonus. -OurFinancialPath

Well, we kinda did this one last month. We cut Netflix (9.99/month), Sling.com (24.99/month) and renegotiated our Internet bill with Comcast (saving $10/month). We took this additional $45/month and are putting it into our Roth IRA each month going forward. So that's a nice win I guess? -SteveGoodwin