how to make a *.deb package from source

[Larry Hartman]

I downloaded the latest KMyMoney tar.bz2 from sf.net.  I unarchived it to a 
new directory on my Desktop, performed the ./configure, make, make install.  
The program runs without errors.  I wish to turn it into a *.deb in order for 
it to be installed, and tracked by a package manager.  Can someone list out  
the command line steps for this?

Thanx

Larry Hartman