Penny Millions – start by finding one penny in public and doubling it until you reach 1 million dollars.

MY TIMELINE FROM START TO PRESENT

August 17, 2008 -

• I found my first penny in the Wal-Mart parking lot.  Step 1 (0.01)

August 23, 2008 -

• I found 71 cents at a car wash we stopped at on the way to a friend’s house.  Steps 2,3,4,5,6,7 (0.72)

August 25, 2008 -

• Associated Content Article written “How to Use Organization to Take Control of Your Life” -  3.24 — Step 9 (3.96)

August 26, 2008 -

• We stopped by the car wash again on the way to the grocery store and I found 32 cents. — Step 9(4.28)

• Associated Content Article written “How to Celebrate Autumn on a Budget“  -  3.39 — Step 10 (7.67)

August 28, 2008 -

• I went to the pharmacy for my brother and he gave me 75 cents for my trouble. — Step 10 (8.42)

• Associated Content Article written “Fast and Healthy Breakfasts on the Run” -  3.00 — Step 11 (11.42)

August 29, 2008 -

• Associated Content Article written “Using Color to Enhance Your Blog” -  3.50 — Step 11 (14.92)

August 30, 2008 -

• Associated Content Article written “How to Use Organization to Take Control of Your Life — Step 2″ -  4.03 — Step 11 (18.95)

September 8, 2008 -

• Associated Content Article written”Eating Disorders: Alternative Methods for Control“  -  4.50 — Step 12 (23.45)

September 14, 2008 -

• Associated Content Article written “Taming Feral Cats and Hearing From God”  — no upfront payment, but will help with residual income from page views. — Step 12 (23.45)

September 22, 2008 -

• When I joined Associated Content, they promised an additional $10 to anyone who submitted 5 articles before a certain date. I met that criteria, and received my $10 today. — Step 12 (33.45)

September 30, 2008 -

• I submitted the first page of this blog to Associated Content. I did this primarily for advertising reasons, and because I have published it already, there will be no upfront payment.  This is also the day I began this blog.  — Step 12 (33.45)

October 8, 2008 -

• Associated Content Article written “Fun and Unusual Uses for Christmas Lights” – 4.00 — Step 12 (37.45)
• Associated Content Article written “Ten Ways to Reward Your Tween” – 4.00 — Step 13 (41.45)
• Opened a checking account for Penny Millions only. — Step 13 (41.45)

October 22, 2008 -

• Associated Content Article written “How to Take the Fuss Out of Bedtime” -  7.00 (the 7.00 was an up front offer because I had been unable to claim and publish previous  content due to website error…. I could submit any article and receive that amount, so I chose the Bedtime one) — Step 13 (48.45)

October 28, 2008 -

• Associated Content Article written “Taking the Clutter Out of Your Closets” -   2.13 — Step 13 (50.58)
• Associated Content Article written “Inexpensive Ideas for Decorating and Preparing Your Yard Through Fall and Winter” -  3.41 — Step 13 (53.99)
• Associated Content Article written “How to Use Organization to Take Control of Your Life: Step 4: Organize Your Car” -  3.51 — Step 13 (57.50)
• Associated Content Article written “Beginning Crochet:  Learning About Your Hook” -  3.21 — Step 13 (60.71)
• Associated Content Article written “Review of Leonardo Divinci at Alabama’s Birmingham Museum of Art” -  3.03 — Step 13 (63.74)

November 21, 2008

• The day that we became unemployed, which does, in fact, affect our Penny Millions. — Step 13 (63.74)

December 14, 2008

• Associated Content Article written “Ten Inexpensive Ways to Spend Time with Your Kids” -  3.53 — Step 13 (67.27)

December 26, 2008

• Associated Content Article written “Make Your Own Healthy Body Oils” -  3.72 — Step 13 (70.99)

December 27, 2008

• Associated Content Article written “Top Ten Places to Shop for Interesting and Unusual Gifts Online” -  3.72 — Step 13 (74.71)
• Associated Content Article written “Parenting Tips From A Kid’s Perspective” -  3.72 — Step 13 (78.43)
• Associated Content Article written “A Review of America’s Thrift Stores” -  3.53 — Step 14 (81.96)

December 29, 2008

• Associated Content Article written “Ten Quirky and Creative Ideas to Chase Away Boredom That Do Not Cost Much” -  3.53 — Step 14 (85.49)
• Associated Content Article written “The Idea of Penny Millions and How It Has Changed the Way I Think About Money” -  3.46 — Step 14 (88.95)
• Associated Content Article written “Benefits of Oil of Oregano” -  3.53 — Step 14 (92.48)
• Associated Content Article written “Five of the Best Places On the Web to Buy Organics, Natural Products and Herbs” -  3.71 — Step 14 (96.19)

December 30, 2008

• Associated Content Article written “How I Cured My Ulcer and Depression Naturally” -  3.71 — Step 14 (99.90)
• Associated Content Article written “A Crash Course to Painting with Acrylics” -  3.71 — Step 14 (103.61)
• Associated Content Article written “How to Help Your Child Choose the Right Pet for Your Family” -  3.71 — Step 14 (107.32)
• Associated Content Article written “How to Make an Unfinished Basement Look Great without Taking Out a Loan” -  3.71 — Step 14 (111.03)
• Associated Content Article written “How to Get and Keep a Positive Attitude” -  2.23 — Step 14 (113.26)
• Associated Content Article written “Geocaching Hide Ideas From A Twisted Mind” -  2.23 — Step 14 (115.49)

December 31, 2008

• Associated Content Article written “How to Write a Prayer Journal and Why” -  3.10 — Step 14 (118.59)
• Associated Content Article written “How to Make Your Own Homemade Journal” -  3.53 — Step 14 (122.12)
• Associated Content Article written “How to Make Your Own Clay Knobs” -  .99 — Step 14 (123.11)
• Associated Content Article written “Five New Hobbies for the Creative Person” -  3.00 — Step 14 (126.11)
• Associated Content Article written “Review of Alabama’s Guntersville State Park” -  3.01 — Step 14 (129.12)

February 11, 2009 -

• Received my first set of performance payments (residual income) from Associated Content for the months of September – January — 3.32 Step 14 (132.44)

February 13, 2009 -

• I worked for H&R Block for a little through the tax season.  Because this was the only income we had at the time, I could not count all of it toward Penny Millions, though that normally would have been the case, so I only applied a portion – 92.51   Step 15 (224.95)

February 25, 2009 -

• Was paid for a “secret assignment” – 6.00   Step 15 (230.95)
• Bought 241 shares of AIG at .36 cents a share for $100 (this includes the 12.95 charge) – Step 14 (130.95)
• Sold a family member 20 shares of my aig stock for $20 – Step 14 (150.95)

February 26, 2009 -

• Associated Content Article written” The Proverbs Woman: The Essence of Being a Wife” -  no upfront payment — Step 14 (150.95)
• Associated Content Article written “Chinese Tang Dynasty Art: An Overview of the Camel” -  3.03 — Step 14 (150.95)
• Associated Content Article written “George Wallace: Controversial Leader” -  3.01 — Step 14 (156.99)
• Associated Content Article written “Poem: I know” -  no upfront payment — Step 14 ((156.99))
• Associated Content Article written “Poem: Borrowed Dreams” -  no upfront payment — Step 14 (156.99)
• Associated Content Article written “Poem: Child’s Creation” -  no upfront payment — Step 14 (156.99)
• Associated Content Article written “Poem: The Song of the Spirit” -  no upfront payment — Step 14 (156.99)
• Associated Content Article written “Poem: The Living Storm” -  no upfront payment — Step 14(156.99)
• Associated Content Article written “Poem: Childhood Dreams” -  no upfront payment — Step 14 (156.99)
• Associated Content Article written “Poem: The Stranger” -  no upfront payment — Step 14 (156.99)
• Associated Content Article written “Harmony:Pursuing the Dream” (this aricle is notable because with it I won a $1000 scholarship my senior year in high school and was published in the Library of Congress in 1992) -  no upfront payment — Step 14 (156.99)

March 03, 2009 -

• Associated Content Photo Slide Show submitted “Snow in Alabama” — no upfront payment — Step 14 (156.99)
• Associated Content Article written “Wife and Mother: Who Am I?” (actually an excerpt from my blog) — no upfront payment — Step 14 (156.99)
• Purchase made for supplies for my new business “Little Mockingbird Collection” – (-8.34) – Step 14 (148.65)

March 07, 2009 -

• Associated Content Article written “The Wisdom of Marriage” (again, an excerpt from my blog) — no upfront payment — Step 14 (148.65).

March 09, 2009 -

• Associated Content Promotional payment to have 20 articles written before December 31st of 2008 paid – 10.00 — Step 14 (158.65)
• Purchase made for supplies for my new business “Little Mockingbird Collection” – (-32.58) – Step 14 (116.07)

March 09, 2009 -

• Purchase made for supplies for my new business “Little Mockingbird Collection” – (-49.99) – Step 13 (66.08)

March 19, 2009 -

• Sold 70 shares of AIG  @ 1.45 share  – (88.50) – Step 14 (154.58)

March 20, 2009 -

• Bought 40 shares of SOL at 2.60 share -(-116.99)  -  Step 12 (37.59)

April 08, 2009 -

• Received my first set of performance payments (residual income) from Associated Content for the months of February – March  — 3.01 Step 12 (40.60)

April 09, 2009 -

• Sold 101 shares of AIG at 1.11 share  — 99.27  – Step 14 (139.87)

• Sold 40 shares of SOL at 3.84 share — 140.60 – Step 15 (280.47)

April 20, 2009 -

Switched trading accounts to get lower fees upon each trade - Step 15 (280.47)

April 21, 2009 -

• Bought 18.8735 shares of BAC stock– -153.00 – Step 14 (127.47)

April 26, 2009 -

Found a penny lying on the ground at Wal-Mart as we were checking out –  0.01 – Step 14 (127.48)

June 10, 2009 -

• Received another set of performance payments (residual income) from Associated Content for the months of April and May  — 2.68 Step 12 (43.28)