Getting Smart About Travel, Oink

I have been working since I was 14 years old.  My mother always made me do my own taxes.  When A. was under contract with the record label an accountant handled them, but other than that I've done them my self with no hitches.

For some reason, this year I was completely off.  But to my advantage.  So I took that big chunk o' change and placed it in a Smarty Pig account! I won't go on and on about this, you can google it.  But it's this clever way to save up to a certain dollar amount by a certain date with a higher interest rate (it's not that much higher than a regular savings, but it's less accessible).   My account is called "Get us to Italy!" and hoping that my goal is met by April 2012.  Spring in Italy anyone?

Photo stolen (with love) from Kake.