I've been slowly emerging from my funk this winter and one of the things that I now feel like I can cope with is our finances. DH had finally given up on trying to keep track of things when I would not enter my purchases in our old Quicken program. So when I got motivated to start keeping track again, we discovered that our program is too old, it wasn't supported/wouldn't download transactions anymore.
So, we bought the spanking new Quicken 2008 Premier and I've been setting up accounts, entering and downloading txs, reconciling, and stuff since Sunday.
DH, after some initial resistance/resentment ("why NOW, after I'd given up on you"), helped me last night, and we now know excactly how much money we have in each account, to the penny, a first for me in three years.
We also have the home loan and other financial data set up, for the first time, and I feel so together and with it, it's somewhat disorienting.
DH spent some time last night setting up more accounts for our other investing, property, and debt records, for which I am very thankful. Setting up investment accounts--it don't come easy for me.
Ever feel like you just woke up from a three year nap?
I'm chalking it up to the homeopathic care I've recieved lately. God bless Dr. Ananda. Having a clear head and mental and emotional energy and resilience--I'd forgotten what that was like.
For the first time in a long time I'm feeling empowered and powerful. Again, a bit disorienting!
Not all the time, mind you, I spent a good portion of yesterday trying to figure out why one account was off. That's one afternoon of my life I want back. Didn't figure it out until I finally convinced DH to let me reconcile (he was trying to troubleshoot in a very Martian manner), we found a missing tx, and voila! Perfecto. Hair pulling, teeth grinding episodes aside, I'm looking forward to keeping track of our finances in a responsible fashion this year!
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