I graduated in early December, with the whole family coming down for it. It was a great day and I am very glad to be done with it. I don't start my new job until January 11, so I have been at home for the past couple of weeks.
Plans have begun to fall in place for me to move into an apartment with my brother. I have to wait until I actually go down there to find a place, but I have started planning in other ways. Most of my Christmas gifts were home things, including some small appliances. I have also been hitting the post-Christmas sales and now have almost everything I need. The main thing I need to buy is a bed, but I can't do that until I have found a place. I do, however, have the money set aside for that purchase.
All of these purchases, I have been saving for, so I am not going into debt for them. I am also getting a small gauge in my car fixed tomorrow, which I have also saved for.
So even though I haven't been very diligent lately, I am doing alright. I have been saving all year, knowing I would need to buy a lot of stuff and I have been putting money away 'just in case' something were to happen to my car. So I am feeling good, getting excited about this new phase of my life and can't wait to continue saving for my future!
I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and all the best in 2010.
