Dollar Dollar Bills, Ya'll.

1) Got our Hawaii cash all ready to go - now we just need to actually book the trip. Still indecisive about which island to visit. May take a few more days.

2) Got our financial budget laid out for the year - and we are back on track! Buying the house set us back a bit; so many added expenses. We have a good plan and as long as we stick to it, there will be plenty of money to save, take care of the house (including decor) and pay down the bills. We are following Dave Ramsey's plan again - I am ready to be debt free, once and for all (although, now with the house - it may take a while!).

I decided to start using this new invention called (wait for ittttt.......) CHECK REGISTERS! Evidently your balance online isn't always accurate because of (wait for itttt....) OUTSTANDING CHECKS!

Ima jus' kiddin'.
I knew that. I am a banker, after all. And I did get us out of debt ($25K in 2 years) before we bought the house. I know we can do it again! Especially since I have 873 checking and savings accounts to help keep me organized. I don't like to keep our money all in one place. No, I am not paranoid. I just have a bad habit of robbing Peter to pay Paul. especially when Paul is really the super secret codename for Target or Ross. There, I said it. Gave away my weakness.

3) I am working hard to get our Tax documents together for our accountant. Since we bought the house just this past September, this will be the first year we REALLY get to itemize. That means a lot of leg work (which really means a lot of ARM work - digging and digging and digging through piles of paper. Oh joy).

Please hold & things to look forward to

I have a few posts I am just about ready to publish - but my camera is not cooperating. =(  As in, when I put the card into my laptop, it says it needs to reformat the card [and delete all of my pictures!]  I am too skurred to do anything - so these posts will have to wait.

Just to tease you a little - they involve pumpkin, bookcases, chocolate chips, and contact paper.  Not necessarily in that order.

[wow- I just realized that my kids put on Christmas music - LOVE IT!]

I cannot believe the year is coming to a close. There are a few things I have to look forward to.

[umm. Alex just changed the station. Darn him!]

Since I barely started this blog back in June, one thing you may not know about me is the fact that I love budgets. Since we've moved, I've yet to hook up my personal computer; I've been using my work and personal laptops.  On my beloved personal computer I have my budgets, past and future ones.

I am ready to get back to basics ($$$$), get organized, and create some personal and financial goals for 2011.  

Have you started thinking about things you'd like to accomplish next year?!