Is It Christmas Yet?

[supergoober]

I am not exactly what you'd call a procrastinator, but I'm also not one of those super-organized people who start their Christmas shopping in August (or right after the previous Christmas when all the Christmas stuff is on sale; I just don't have that kind of energy). I'm usually right in the middle there and so have figured out mostly what I'm

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[tempest_gypsy]

Bwahahahaha!! I love you, you know that?

[ann_mcn]

I've had a year round second job at Horizon in the box office for a few years now, and one of the busiest times is Thanksgiving to New Year's. I've found that I really need unscheduled time to amble around, and look for inspiration. I really, really miss the 2 weeks off you get in school.

Having said all that I am super impressed with what y'all have done with your finances -- that is so great, to work that out together and succeed!!

[karmalingoist3]

Reading about your success with that book is inspiring me to make that my one new years resolution. Budgeting is just something I've never really learned, and at 26 I guess it's about time to get on it!

I agree about Christmas though. I LIKE the busy feeling and the entire process of buying/wrapping/giving gifts is ritualistic for me. Heck I even wrapped my boyfriend's gifts and the gifts one of my bosses bought for her daughter. I LOVE it, and the bit that I love is putting on Christmas music/movies, laying everything out in the floor, grabbing the coordinated wrapping paper/ribbons/presents and going to town for a couple of hours. It's one of my very favorite parts. I don't think I'd like spreading it out.

[supergoober]

Some of the book is tiresome and poorly written, just to warn you; however, the plan is basically common sense household finances laid out in a way that's easy to follow, and the budgeting worksheets in the back of the book are really good. I've been keeping a monthly budget for years, but his worksheets force you to do it really thoroughly and honestly look at what you're spending.