North Lock on Frog Island on the Grand Union Canal. A mysterious post-industrial area with derelict buildings, the Soar and the Canal, a Victorian board school from the 1870 Education Act and new housing developments. I'd been to drop my car at the garage and was walking back into the city centre. Friday 26 January 2024 about 16:50.
A weekly round-up of all things saving.
I was lucky this week with two matching numbers (of three) coming up in the SPI lottery. Everyone who hold more than 250 SPI gets a free lottery ticket, more than 500 gets two, and more than 1,000 gets three. It's a nice bonus benefit of holding SPI with a draw every week.
Mostly, there are no matching numbers - it's 1 in 545 chance of getting two matching numbers and a big number, maybe 1 in 15,000, of getting three matches. This means the prize fnd builds up steadily and one day, someone is going to have a lovely surprise!
When the prize fund has grown enough, there are plans to sell tickets in addition to the bonus tickets for SPI holders. The bonus tickets are a lovely touch and keep the element of delight.
I'm wondering what to do with this windfall. Any ideas? An HSBI for any I like in the comments.
Hive Goals
Let's see how we're doing:
| Asset | Goal | Start | Last Week | Today | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hive Power | 115,000 | 100,400 | 101,235 | 101,518 | 10% |
| EDS | 4,600 | 3,299 | 3,391 | 3,422 | 9.45% |
| HSBI | 1,000 | 741 | 816 | 828 | 33% |
| HBD | 6,450 | 5,116 | 5,116 | 5,123 | 0.5% |
| LEO | 15,000 | 7,228 | 7,228 | 14,996 | 99% |
Progress
- EDSD - I'm aiming to hold 1,330 0f these as short-term savings to build my EDS and passive HIVE income. I bought 1,065 to start and then I've set up a recurring payment for 5 HBD each week from a small regular income that covers this. (More about side-hustles.)
EDS Income Token | Fixed and Variable Savings Plans
EDS Dollar (EDSD) Release Post
Blogging - still living in one room but the builders are cracking on. Work is very busy, and by the time I sort out going for a walk and getting a meal, I'm ready to fall into bed. It'll work out, sooner or later.
Saturday Savers Club - 2024 Launch and FAQs. Over thirty-five savers already! Anyone can join at any time by commenting with their goals on the weekly post on the @eddie-earner account (also follow @eddie-earner for news about EDS).
HSBI - HIVE basic income - We have a new sponsor for the Savers of the Week, so I'll be continuing to sponsor monthly HPUD cgallenges!
What's New
You might have seen the announcements about LeoAds revenue and the new premium accounts for 10 HBD a week. I especially liked the opportunity for Evergreen Rewards: fantastic for writers, artists and musicians (what do you think, @jayna)?
I thought it looked exciting so I invested in some more LEO to get me on the way to Lion threshold in a week or two. I threaded this week, asking for help for a friend and got two responses letting me know there was an NFT scam going on (more than one I expect). That was a good result. I need to get familiar with the InLeo UI.
