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I've been busy and have fallen behind on stuff like Quicken. The self-flagellation finally got to be too much for me to take, and I got off (on?) my butt and started doing the work.
Yesterday: updated AND reconciled my checking account and its companion savings account from last June to the present.
Today:
1) Categorized every mystery ATM deposit. This is important; if the money came from, say, square dance calling, I need to report it on my taxes. Fortunately, I keep notes on everything. Unfortunately, this makes for a godawful big pile of notes to digest into Quicken. This step was time-consuming. This is one area where I actually think my pre-Quicken recordkeeping was a better system.
2) Updated cash. Gawd, I hate doing that, but every last bit of info is in. I'm only missing, oh, the equivalent of a week's wages. (Ugh.) That one hadn't been done properly since May. I suppose a week's wages missing since May isn't too bad, but I really want to keep better notes, otherwise what's the point?
I'm now working on the one credit card I use, which also hasn't been updated or reconciled since May. My goal is to finish that one tonight. Maybe I can even do the other credit card, which has very little activity.
Later:
Update my payroll form for the new 2x/mo pay period starting this year
The Rob account (he pays a lot of the bills and I pay him, and this keeps track)
Investment accounts (401(k)s and suchlike)
Debt accounts (eg mortgage)
Property accounts (eg car and house). Yeah, I'm a dweeb: I had an asset account for my car. Not any more, monkey boy! Now I need to wipe that out appropriately (linked with the ATM deposit of the check from State Farm) and make a new account for the new car.
*sigh* Enough procrastination...
Yesterday: updated AND reconciled my checking account and its companion savings account from last June to the present.
Today:
1) Categorized every mystery ATM deposit. This is important; if the money came from, say, square dance calling, I need to report it on my taxes. Fortunately, I keep notes on everything. Unfortunately, this makes for a godawful big pile of notes to digest into Quicken. This step was time-consuming. This is one area where I actually think my pre-Quicken recordkeeping was a better system.
2) Updated cash. Gawd, I hate doing that, but every last bit of info is in. I'm only missing, oh, the equivalent of a week's wages. (Ugh.) That one hadn't been done properly since May. I suppose a week's wages missing since May isn't too bad, but I really want to keep better notes, otherwise what's the point?
I'm now working on the one credit card I use, which also hasn't been updated or reconciled since May. My goal is to finish that one tonight. Maybe I can even do the other credit card, which has very little activity.
Later:
Update my payroll form for the new 2x/mo pay period starting this year
The Rob account (he pays a lot of the bills and I pay him, and this keeps track)
Investment accounts (401(k)s and suchlike)
Debt accounts (eg mortgage)
Property accounts (eg car and house). Yeah, I'm a dweeb: I had an asset account for my car. Not any more, monkey boy! Now I need to wipe that out appropriately (linked with the ATM deposit of the check from State Farm) and make a new account for the new car.
*sigh* Enough procrastination...
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Then there's the other credit card, the payroll form, the house, the mortgage, the retirement accounts... *BIG SIGH*
But that's okay. I will get it done and I will be very happy about it. And you're right: once we're caught up it's SO much easier to stay on top of it!