So I'm a 25 year old kid. Wait. I really need to stress the word "kid". I'm halfway to 50, and I don't feel a shred like what you might call a "grown up". Sure I've got a job and a home, and a million adventures under my belt, but there are three areas of "adulthood" that are each major annoyances in my life. What happens when you combine the three? Bane of my existence.

So let's break it down:

1. I can't cook for shit.
   
   Now what pretty much everyone knows about me is that I have a black hole of a stomache. I eat like a man three times my size and I love food potentially more than I love my left nut, but put me in your kitchen and you better expect to cash in on some home insurance. I'm talking full on burn yo house down muthafucka! Okay maybe not that bad, more like I suffer from a terrible, and so far unnamed condition in which I turn mentally retarded when a stove enters my peripheral vision. Like a werewolf, but infinitely more lame.
   
   
2. I'm terrible with my money.
   
   I make decent coin, and I get my bills paid, but other than a safety blanket of funds, I do not know how to save a dime. I'm constantly paying off my credit card(s) only to use them back to max within weeks, I take my sweet ass time when it comes to random bills (eg. owing the government...), and I do not know how to say no to impulse buys. I can make it work when I'm broke as hell, but when I'm in the green all of a sudden I need to make it rain.
   
   
3. Fuck laundry.
   
   I really don't have an excuse here. I know how to do laundry. I just hate it. With every fibre of my being. Get it? Fibre. Like in clothes... which go into laundry. Shut up. :(
   
   

So what's the deal with the blog? Well, I've decided I need some motivation to help me fix these problems. I've set myself some pretty hefty goals and this blog is here for the following reasons:

A) To encourage me out of obligation.

B) Your entertainment.

How will this be entertaining? Believe me. I suck, and watching someone crash and burn can sometimes be highly entertaining. As a bonus, if I get my big kid pants on and actually start making some progress, you might actually learn something too. Look at me. So selfless and brave. Willing to put myself on blast just for you. Love me.

Goals:

So before this gets weird let me tell you about two of my goals. To put them simply, I'm going to become a master chef, and I'm going to be completely debt free in 6 months and saving a good sum of money moving forward. For now (read as: indefinitely) we will ignore the laundry thing. Why? Because, I repeat, fuck laundry.

And ladies and gents, this is how we'll make it happen:

• Weekly - I will be posting about a meal that I have created once a week. I will post the name of the dish, the recipe itself, a detailed account of my experience making the meal, a picture of what it should look like and finally a picture of what mine ended up looking like. Try to hold in your laughter, people. Just try.
• Bi-Weekly - I will be posting two things. The first will be an update on my debt situation and whether I'm still digging a hole or if I'm finally filling it up. The second will be in regards to a strategy I've attempted in hopes of keeping myself frugal and raking the cash.
• Sporadically - Every now and then either when inspiration strikes or I'm plagued with boredom I'll post a random article in relation to either my culinary skills or my financial woes. Maybe even a tidbit on laundry. Who knows?! I'm just going bat shit crazy over here now, friends!

So there you have it, folks. Please, journey with me as I pretend to be a grown up and do financial and cooking types of things. Wish me luck.