All's Quiet on the Financial Front

To all my readers who are wondering if I'm still out there somewhere, I am indeed! I've been very busy with work and life and haven't had much time to devote to keeping up my online projects, so I wanted to slap up a quick post about what to do when you get a lump sum of money. For some odd reason, my job has an unusual pay setup that gives me five paychecks in one on the last day of school rather than paying me throughout the summer. It will be nice because I can "fast forward" a few of my CC and other debt payments and then not have to worry about them for the rest of the summer. The challenge is, though, that I need to actually make five paychecks stretch over six pay periods, as I do not receive the first check of next year until mid-September. For followers of my video journal, I'm also moving next week, which will be sure to add extra expenses that I have not yet calculated. I don't have the best history with dealing with lump sums, but before this point I haven't had as many financial responsibilities as I do now. I think these responsibilities will keep me centered and focused on my financial and personal goals and carry me into the next school year with, hopefully, only a few lean weeks. This summer I would also like to start up a financial podcast on this blog, bringing on guests from the queer money blogosphere to discuss financial issues relevant to not only GLBT people, but really all people. So, stay tuned for that!