Weekly financial hygiene [#11]

2010 January 24

by jessica mullen

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Set a timer. I’m trying to work on this while fixing TPP at the same time. While large files are uploading I’ll come back to this post. Hopefully both will get done within an hour. 7:55pm.
Check paperwork. Bills? Notices? Unopened mail? Sort, pay, and share.
I actually took care of my paper bills/junk mail as it came in this week. Nothing new to report.
Check email inbox for ’starred’ emails of due bills. Pay and un’star’. Document. Still need to fill out those Bluehost affiliate program tax forms. I’m also starting to get w-2s and the like in my inbox, so I should start thinking about doing my taxes soon… possibly my least favorite activity in the entire world.
Go through receipts. Add shared expenses to daytum account.
We definitely have not opened that new Chase account yet. Kel tried to sign us up online & it wouldn’t go through. Waste of an hour. Need to put it on the calendar to deal with this week. I have a few purchases I need to add to the daytum… Bluehost TPP domain, Bread Basket for wine, Whole Foods, 1and1, 24-7host. Also just remembered I need to pay the rent, so that’s another $625 to add to her Daytum.

The expenses add up to $239.30, so divided by 2 is: $119.65. Adding that plus $625 to daytum.
Check balances at Chase twice, Citi, Discover, student loans. Make appropriate payments, screen shot often.
Made a big payment to my Citi card.

& paid discover:
Check calendar for upcoming due dates or milestones.
- travel funding. Thought I was going to go to BIL but it’s the same day as the Austin marathon. Need to think about going to IL.
- my registration is complete, just need to check & make sure a last payment goes through before Feb.
- powerbook logic board (will I ever deal with this? no.)
- dentist appt
- taxes. ughhhhh.
With any remaining time, log into Wesabe and/or Mint and tag expenses, work on specific projects, etc. I hate doing that crap. Not today.