diff --git a/scripts/send-funds.js b/scripts/send-funds.js
index eff869a..15a6877 100644
--- a/scripts/send-funds.js
+++ b/scripts/send-funds.js
@@ -5,9 +5,22 @@ module.exports = async function(callback) {
   let amount = await promptly.prompt('Amount: ', {default: '1'});
   amount = parseInt(amount);
 
-  console.log(`sending ${amount} ETH from ${web3.eth.accounts[0]} to ${recipient}`);
+  let fromAccount = web3.eth.accounts[0];
+  let fromBalance = await web3.eth.getBalance(fromAccount);
+  let recipientBalance = await web3.eth.getBalance(recipient);
 
-  web3.eth.sendTransaction({to: recipient, value: web3.toWei(amount), from: web3.eth.accounts[0]}, console.log);
+  console.log('--------------');
+  console.log(`sender account balance ${fromAccount}: ${fromBalance}`);
+  console.log(`recipient account balance ${recipient}: ${recipientBalance}`);
+
+  console.log(`\nsending ${amount} ETH from ${web3.eth.accounts[0]} to ${recipient}`);
+
+  let transaction = await web3.eth.sendTransaction({to: recipient, value: web3.toWei(amount), from: web3.eth.accounts[0]});
+
+  console.log(`transaction id: ${transaction}`);
+
+  recipientBalance = await web3.eth.getBalance(recipient);
+  console.log(`\nnew recipient account balance ${recipient}: ${recipientBalance}`);
 
   callback();
 }