Just thought I'd throw this one out there for anyone interested in following the progress of a guy in his 20's who's looking to go from "living paycheck by paycheck in his parents' house" to comfortably affording his own place, developing a plan for retirement, and making other comments on his financial situation and future.
It was the recent start of a relationship that made me realize what an embarrassing situation I'm in and want to get my ass in gear financially instead of just creeping by like I've been doing since I graduated from college. Read post 2 for all the entertaining details on this.
This will be a long-term blog updated regularly with regular short-term and long-term goals, details, anecdotes, and results.
The first big goal: getting myself into a place financially where I can comfortably afford moving out of my parents' house and into my own apartment.