My first step to accomplishing this goal will be to open a savings account with my bank. I plan to take care of that this morning.

I also need to figure out what dollar amount I mean by “three months’ salary” in order to mark this done. I don’t literally mean “six exact paychecks.” I think I’m just going to say $10k. That would pay three months’ worth of rent and bills, plus extra left over for, like, groceries and cat food. I think it’ll take me well into 2009 to accomplish this goal, especially since I hope to take a vacation abroad later in 2008, which will eat up a chunk of savings.