balance my checkbook

Did it! :)

It really does feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders and I have less baggage holding me down…if I come up with any more cliches, I’ll come back later and add them. ;)

But it’s great to have this clean slate to move forward with. I WILL stay up on this in the future!

I just finished balancing one checkbook and found money! A little less than $50, but it feels great to have my checkbook register and the bank agree on how much I have. Of course, this was the account with less activity and the one I’ve always been better about keeping track of…

Now, back to the other account. This is my main bill-paying one and may be a bit more of a project. Plus, I still have yet to find that one statement and I have a feeling I won’t be able to square this away without it. Once I finish this project and mark this goal complete, this will all be a huge weight off my shoulders and I can FINALLY move on. As crazy and philosophical as this may sound, I think this could be a turning point in my life. Just feeling that I’ve pulled the reins in on a huge piece of my finances will put me in great shape.

Halfway there! :)

Right now I’m a little stalled. I’m only missing one bank statement, but it’s the current step in my checkbook balancing project. Not sure where it could be. I’ve gone through my files and still haven’t found it. I’ll give the search one more try and if I still can’t find it, I’ll just have to skip over that one month. I can’t let it keep me from moving forward. If there turns out to be a ‘mega mistake’ in this particular month, I figure it should make itself evident when I finish with the rest.

My checkbook used to balance with the bank statement. For years now, though, the bank says I have more money than I say I have. Big deal, right? Oh, it is. It really bothers me that I haven’t gotten it to balance. I went through a few years where I was very disorganized due to work schedule, living situation (and moving), and just overall laziness. Now I’m getting back to square one. So last night I sat down with my check registers and bank statements and started from the beginning, one line at a time. So far I’ve found about $97. Already, I feel so much better. Once I get this checkbook balanced, I’m planning to keep it that way! This is helping me get organized and decluttered, too! Yea!