  I'm at the West Broad Honda dealership right now, waiting on a ride back to my house. I took a sick day, today, because I felt pretty lousy this morning.
My body didn't want to wake up this morning. It is nice to have sick days and the option to take them. Anyways, I'm up to 22.5K mi in my 2004 Honda Accord EX, now. I had to run over my regular maintenance window, because I've been broke all month.
I can say for a fact that I'm not rolling a phat wad of $20s in my pocket this month. If I do it will be so that I have it instead of it being drafted out of my freekin' checking account. Its all good, though. If I can just maintain through mid-September, I think I'll be a'ight. I have on more game to buy, Nascar 2005, before that. And maybe if I can swing it, I'll buy a Logitech steering wheel. That's dreaming, though. But I have to get the game.
Anyways, its amazing how much time I spend reconciling my checking accounts. I used to spend a lot of time using Microsoft Money religiously to track and project cashflow. I haven't devoted as much time to that practice this year and I see the results. I may not always be on target with my budget or with the timelines I'm supposed to pay bills, but at least Money has empowered me to make conscious and educated decisions about what I was going to pay and when. More importantly, Money afforded me the confidence to live without fear that I might not be able to fill my gas tank so that I can get to and from work.
Two weeks ago, I was counting change for gas! (That is the worst feeling! ) Anyways, I got paid today, so now I can afford to get my car serviced, fill my tank, and take my beautiful wife to a movie. Yeaaaaa! Its the simple things that mean so much, right now. The moral of this post? As Dr. Dre says, "You better get cho money right! " 
