From the monthly archives:
I have always had the vague intention to blog about consumerism. Not in general, of course, but as it relates to me and my debt and my future life without debt. I haven’t, because I’ve never felt like I had much to say about it. I realize now that it’s not really that I have [...]
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I guess because I’ve been distracted, when I look at my current level of debt, it doesn’t feel real to me. I started with such a high number that even after working hard for a long time, it was still a really high number. I remember when I reached the half way point–$10,000 paid off and [...]
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Progress! Not as much as I wanted after purchasing my ticket to San Francisco and dealing with some minor car trouble. But, October is one of those glorious months with three pay days (at the part time job), so I’m finally below $5,000 total, which means I’m more than 3/4 of the way done. I [...]
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I think I’ve made it known that I possess extreme motivation to get out of debt. I have from the beginning. Sometimes I feel like maybe I should downplay it, because I don’t want anyone reading to think that if they don’t have that motivation, then they can’t do this. Getting out of debt is [...]
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I don’t need any reminders that getting out of debt is worth it, but today I got one anyway. I’ve found the perfect way to celebrate getting out of debt: spending New Year’s Eve in San Francisco with some of my favorite people. I’m purchasing my flight today, but I committed to the idea the [...]
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I was trying to figure out what about my life without credit card debt will feel so different from anything I’ve experienced before. I mean, I haven’t actually been in debt that long and I’ve always worked a lot, so I used to have spending money and I used to make smart decisions with it. [...]
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