We have discussed previously the importance of keeping a budget. This way you know how much money is coming in and how much is going out and where it is going. This is essential to understanding your financial situation and doing what is best for you and your family now and in the future.
With all the changes that have happened in the past year or so (marriage, buying a house and changing jobs) there are aspects of the budget that are going to change because of salary; because of less debt we have; because our need to get more money in our retirement accounts, etc. So we evaluated our budget categories and changed some future allocations to keep up with our changes.
So if you have a budget look over it and make the necessary updates. if you do not have a family budget (or individual budget) you should take some time out to create a spreadsheet to crunch your numbers to guide your financial ship into smoother seas than if you were blindly going along with no navigation.
MyMoney has some budgeting tips.
ConsumerCommentary has some tips too.