A Month Away…
I’ve been away from the blog for a month now, and that’s clearly not a good thing. The world of finance goes on, and so do my own personal finances. So what’s been keeping me so busy?
- Tax Season. Yup. I had to deal with taxes just like everyone else. This time I came up a loser. In short, I made more money last year than I ever have (a really good thing), but didn’t quite adjust my witholdings high enough to make up for the extra taxes I’d have to pay (a really bad thing), so I had a balance due rather than a refund for the first time in my whole married life (that’s a while). I even had someone take a second look at my finances, but they found out what I did: I had to pay.
- Sell stuff: I took some of my own advice on how to sell my stuff and am letting go of my woodworking shop. Yup, the whole shop has got to go. Why? I don’t use it. It’s really that simple. And half of a wood shop really isn’t useful, so I’ve resolved to let the whole thing go. I sold a saw on Craigslist, but was unimpressed with the responses there, so I’m going to list items small enough to ship on eBay this week and see what happens.
- Getting organized: It’s time for spring cleaning, so that’s what I’ve been doing. I’ve found having a list really helps and I’ve been using Tada lists and now the free version of Highrise QH. I’m getting more done and am adding “blog post” to my tasks so I won’t leave this place deserted! (Frugal hint: to use Highrise for free, click the tiny “free plan” link on the right just under all the giant pay options on the sign up page).
How’s your spring going? Hopefully tax season was better to you than it was to me. Here’s to getting organized, staying on budget and avoiding excess taxes!
