Things are pretty dull around here, on a financial front. All expenses are budgeted and all extra money gets split between the emergency fund and car fund. Not really headline-worthy!

I'm finding it a bit hard to stay motivated without the excitement of anything new happening. Still, we're making progress and that's good.

In other news, I finally set the goal that I want to quit my job at the end of next year. 14 more months to go!

While my job is convenient and it pays well, I really hate it. Plus, with a bit of luck, hopefully DH and I will be expecting a baby by then.

I think we've both decided that we're ready. I've got a wedding to be in next spring, so we're going to take the time until then to improve our health and get our finances as well developed as we can.

The "deal" is that I can leave my job when the car fund and my student loan are paid off. If I put my back into it and focus, I can have those done by the end of next year. That will leave us a bit ahead of the game and with some cushion in our budget.

Just thinking about getting to turn in my notice has been enough to make me put several potential purchases back on the shelf!