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Feb. 5th, 2003
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Feb. 5th, 2003 03:58 pmIt struck me recently that it would be a good idea to start sorting out unneeded things (aka. reducing clutter) and packing wanted but not strictly necessary for day-to-day life things (aka. clutter) now, while I'm still able to move around with relative comfort/ease. Waiting until we actually have to move would probably be a bad idea, given the circumstances.
I'm glad I managed to think of this now instead of...oh...August.
I have a bunch of junk I've been carting around with me everywhere for the past several years which I never actually use. Time to get rid of that. The stuff without serious sentimental value, at least. I also have quite a bit of clothing that I'm realistically rather unlikely to ever wear again, given that I haven't worn it within the past four years or so.
I wish I knew where we were moving. We're probably going to buy land in the Mojave area (in Southern California) regardless of where we end up. At the very least, it's an investment, and we can sell it if we eventually decide not to move there. I'm looking at listings online and just have no clue how to interpret them. I suppose we should contact a real estate agent, have them figure it out for us, and then check out what they reccomend when we're next down there (possibly March).
Oh wow. It is significantly after 5. I can leave.
I'm glad I managed to think of this now instead of...oh...August.
I have a bunch of junk I've been carting around with me everywhere for the past several years which I never actually use. Time to get rid of that. The stuff without serious sentimental value, at least. I also have quite a bit of clothing that I'm realistically rather unlikely to ever wear again, given that I haven't worn it within the past four years or so.
I wish I knew where we were moving. We're probably going to buy land in the Mojave area (in Southern California) regardless of where we end up. At the very least, it's an investment, and we can sell it if we eventually decide not to move there. I'm looking at listings online and just have no clue how to interpret them. I suppose we should contact a real estate agent, have them figure it out for us, and then check out what they reccomend when we're next down there (possibly March).
Oh wow. It is significantly after 5. I can leave.
On the good side, I set up money-tracking in GnuCash, and have recorded all expenses so far for this month.
On the bad side, once all the checks for bills clear, I'll have about $300 left for the month.
On the good side, this doesn't include![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
koyote's income, so we're unlikely to starve.
Also on the good side, the bills are unlikely to be this high again in the future. I'd gotten way behind on some of them. So this shouldn't be a monthly occurance.
So I guess that, in the end, it's more good than bad.
I hate having to do actual money management. It was so much easier when I could just deposit my paycheck, spend what I wanted, and still end up transfering at least half of it to savings each month.
Update: Ooh...I just found $3000 in an account I forgot I had! Yay! This is staying in that account (It's a time deposit account, and I never actually remember that it exists during the time when I'm allowed to take out money without penalty. Which was kind of the reason I got it in the first place), but it still makes me feel better.
On the bad side, once all the checks for bills clear, I'll have about $300 left for the month.
On the good side, this doesn't include
koyote's income, so we're unlikely to starve.Also on the good side, the bills are unlikely to be this high again in the future. I'd gotten way behind on some of them. So this shouldn't be a monthly occurance.
So I guess that, in the end, it's more good than bad.
I hate having to do actual money management. It was so much easier when I could just deposit my paycheck, spend what I wanted, and still end up transfering at least half of it to savings each month.
Update: Ooh...I just found $3000 in an account I forgot I had! Yay! This is staying in that account (It's a time deposit account, and I never actually remember that it exists during the time when I'm allowed to take out money without penalty. Which was kind of the reason I got it in the first place), but it still makes me feel better.
