A Story Of Debt

To me, there is a stigma to the words “I’m busy” or at least to saying them out loud to other people.  I wrote about it on my personal blog once.  Even now that I know I am really busy, I can’t quite get over the stigma.  But, I’ll ignore that feeling for now, because [...]

I was driving home from the grocery store several days ago, going through the numbers in my head to figure out if I could still make my January goal.  I do this all the time and I get very stressed about whether I can make my goal or not.  The goals are not easy; they [...]

January has been so damn expensive. I swear the day I bought my new lap top (which I’m now in love with, of course), my car started making a weird noise. It’s only done it a few times, but it’s that screeching noise that cars make. I don’t know what that means, but I know [...]

I got my Mac Book Pro two and a half years ago, and I have loved her every day since. But, last week she quit on me and I was forced to make a difficult decision. Not only is she like a friend, but replacing her would be very expensive.
I really can’t go without a [...]

I have spent every January for the last 4-5 years in a funk.  I don’t know what it is.  But, there is less than a week left in this January and I’m happy to report that I am not going through a mini-crisis.  I’m happy and doing well.
But, it’s not been the best month for [...]

I know a lot of people do this and I think it’s a cool idea, so I’m going to do it too.  I already go at least a couple days each week without spending money.  I have very little time between Sunday and Thursday morning to buy anything.   But, I suspect this is going to [...]

I think it’s time I face some of the mistakes I’ve made that have led me to the debt I’m in right now.  It was certainly not one thing, but rather a series of things that built on each other.  I’ve forgiven myself for these mistakes and I think some of them actually led me [...]

When I paid off my first card, I thought a lot about what to do with it.  First there was the matter of not wanting to let it go, because what if something comes up!
After I got over that, my thoughts turned to cutting it up.  That’s what you’re supposed to do, right?  But, I [...]

My process for paying bills is really boring.  I’m writing about it only because it stands in contrast to the interesting ways other people go about it.  I don’t pay attention to the mint.com alerts or put anything on a calendar or set all my bills in a neat little pile on the corner of [...]

I know I’m being ridiculous, but I just feel so crazy impatient whenever I look at my debt.  I’m making good progress and I think I will continue to, but gah!! There’s just so much debt!
But, then, I am a very impatient person, so it’s no surprise.  I’m also a very patient person, so I [...]