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December is Here!

December 1st, 2015 at 02:57 pm

Though not *exactly* a point of excitement, I can't believe that we're here. Sigh.

I sat down and created my budget today - finally going through what I should expect coming in this month. I really need to go through and get a hold on my accounting. I got Quickbooks for my business back in May, but I haven't backlogged everything yet, so I'm not entirely sure what my tax situation is going to look like. That's a big priority for the month.

I also mapped out what I plan on doing for xmas, and that is looking pretty grim. I need to scale back a bit. We don't have a ton of people to buy for, but it all adds up... That being said, I finally got out of my mom what she wanted, and I picked up a purse for her on Nordstrom Rack yesterday. No crazy Cyber Monday deals, but it was already marked down almost 50% and at least shipping was free for the holiday.

DH and I mentioned the joint account again yesterday and resolved to figure out how we're going to really use it. Hopefully that conversation will come soon. We still have to put me on the account as well. We also acknowledged that our honeymoon will probably not be taken right after xmas, as we still haven't planned any of it. Which is fine by me. We'll figure it out. We're just not really in the mindset to plan a vacation. I'm sure once the weather starts to get chilly that will change quickly Wink

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As for today, I'll be heading to the grocery store and then having a marathon work session. We have pretty much nothing in the house at the moment... but beyond that there should be no spending!

So that's that. I hope you all enjoy the day!

3 Responses to “December is Here!”

  1. debt-free by thir-ty Says:
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    The finances conversation was probably our biggest discussion so far. We don't really fight, but we really disagreed on how we'd handle accounts once we're married. We finally came to a solution we're both happy with.

    We also really scaled back on Christmas gifts, but I think our families understand that the wedding is our bigger priority. We're going to focus more on spending quality time with them rather than gifts.

  2. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    The year has just flown by!

  3. pjmama Says:
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    @debt-free by thir-ty: We've talked in very general terms... and those first couple of conversations were a bit rough. DH hasn't quite gotten to the point where he thinks about it as "our" finances - which is totally understandable. He makes much more than I do, and I can imagine that has to be difficult. But in the end, I think it's important to work towards goals as a team, and I think he's getting there. I just have to be sure to contribute and make good decisions.

    @FrugalTexan75: I know right?! It really has...

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