Progress is forthcoming...

After scouring the Internet and comparing programs, it looks like I will be going with the Quicken Money Program. It seems to be the most user friendly and will tell me in plain English how much more I'm spending than I should. Now that I've made the decision, I just need to go do it.

Today, I went to my best friend Katrina's mother's memorial. Glenda was like a second mother to me. Something the pastor said this morning has really stuck with me today. He simply said "Fear Not". There is nothing to fear since God is with us and will help us along. I do not need to fear making a budget, I just need to do it and God will help me along the way when it says on paper that I am living FARRRRR beyond my means. There is no fear. A little trepidation perhaps, but no fear. It needs to be done.

So the reality of it is - #43 - Create a money management program is in full swing. I am aiming to have the numbers set up by the end of the month so I can start September with all the numbers in place to see where my money goes.

On another note/goal, tomorrow will be my attempt to complete goal #52 - Bake a cake from scratch. I ended up going with a Chocolate cake recipe from Tyler Florence of The Food Network fame. When my dad (a diabetic) caught wind of the fact that I am going to be making a cake, he somehow jumped to the conclusion that I was making the cake as a practice for the actual cake I will be baking for him on his birthday (2 weeks from now). I never said I was making a cake for him, but I guess I am now. So the cake tomorrow has a twofold purpose.

1. To help me complete #52 on my life list
2. To act as a practice cake for the second cake from scratch I will be making in 2 weeks.

I hope all goes well. I will take picture throughout the process.