Goal #41

Goal #41 - Import and use Quicken. I'm well on my way to accomplishing this. I installed it last night and started to set it up. I have more information to enter and more to learn about how it works, budgeting, forecasting, etc., but I can tell you that it feels pretty good to know that my expenses are not more than my income. Mind you, I only have $2 difference, but everything is covered from braces, to summercamp, to debt, savings, actual bills, haircuts, and of course, the typical expenses like electricity, rent, gas, food, etc,. I have to set up a payment schedule and all of that, but I feel pretty good about making progress in this area. I even saved the two receipts that I got from the store and my haircut today so that I can enter them in later. Sadly, I am one of those crazy people that doesn't keep my checkbook register well, and it's not worked out so good for me. Dr. Phil's loving voice came to me and said "So, how's that workin' for ya?" Not too good. It's time for a change.

This whole Flylady thing I'm doing is REALLY good! It's helped me break things down into manageable tasks. Flylady says "you can do anything for 15 mins." This doesn't just have to pertain to cleaning the house. I've been meaning to read Dave Ramsey's "Total Money Makeover" book for a long time. A friend gave me a copy as a gift last year and it's still on my shelf. Then, my mom gave me the same book for Christmas. A good reminder that I needed to get to it. It's now a month after I got the book, and until last night, it sat, just like the other one. Then I thought about it...Well, I can't read the whole thing, cover to cover, in one sitting. But, I can read it 15 mins at a time. So, that's my goal. Read it, 15 mins per day.

I'm motivated!