![2154 Hive Power remaining - 23 days left.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/achim03/23ywj2HhTopJ2YM2C9J9osm2YqPcZHfAWuFZT1UKjYBgNo8A7NgPbEzpgmV1ot2E1JUuN.jpg)


On the 3rd of december, I started my very [ambitious challenge](https://peakd.com/december/@achim03/3172-hive-power-in-28-days-challenge-accepted-) to power up 3172 Hive Power until the end of 2024. So far things are going pretty well. Since my [last post](https://peakd.com/december/@achim03/2846-hive-power-remaining-27-days-left) 4 days ago, I managed to power up 692 Hive. Over the whole duration of the challenge, 1018 Hive were powered up.

## HBD swapped
The first thing that I did was to take the amount of HBD from savings that was above my HBD goals. I managed to get 100 HBD and I swapped it for hive. This gave me a good boost.


![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/achim03/23uFyNSjrPkhg3f6ihoomdhK1bfPmtr7yXUW3xsArMF2pcHmW3A1anNymiNqMY7ZM1wZW.png)


## Post payout
Creating content really helps in completing this challenge. One of my posts came to maturity and it brought 21 Hive Power and 5 HBD that I swapped for Hive power. In the last days, I've created posts on a very regular basis, so this will definitely help me down the road. 


![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/achim03/23uRLUm2MEWnMCFCsSxWQKqybduFvwHzzqs5mA6ahN5kwp1SG6XxXvBXyZoRWjn4MWYNn.png)


## Hive-engine earnings
On Hive-engine, I have some income sources that generate regular return. I have managed to pull 50 Hive from there and powered it up.


![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/achim03/23tw9kF8nEVN3TjtjghJ3ZwVYBmGUX2nhp3HVuDtiZDu9nYm678YbZjfe5AXxhwJayREb.png)


Since my last post, I managed to power up a total of 692 Hive which brings me much closer to my goals. There are only 2154 Hive power remaining and I have still 23 days left. When I look at the benchmark that I have set, which consists in adding 117 Hive power every day of the challenge, I'm now 433 hive above benchmark. 

Date	|	Hive Power	|	Difference with previous day	|	Benchmark	|	Difference to benchmark
--	|	--	|	--	|	--	|	--
03.12.24	|	68828	|	-	|	68828	|	0
04.12.24	|	69154	|	326	|	68945	|	+209
05.12.24	|	69376	|	222	|	69062	|	+314
06.12.24	|	69400	|	24	|	69179	|	+221
07.12.24	|	69750	|	350	|	69296	|	+454
08.12.24	|	69846	|	96	|	69413	|	+433

## More difficult in the coming days
So far, I have managed to use the easy available funds on HBD savings and hive-engine to increase my Hive Power. These sources are more or less spent however and I will rely more on organic growth and post rewards in the coming days. With a lead of 433 hive over the benchmark, things are looking good. I'm confident that I will be able to reach my goal and have a stake of 72'000 Hive by the end of the year.  


## Make your own December challenge!
I invite you to do a similar challenge for yourself. If you plan to do it make sure to use the tag #december. I will follow your progress and support you on your journey.

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