The Debt As It Stands (10/18/10)

October 18, 2010

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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On the Road

October 12, 2010

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 Could Not Have Done This Last Year

October 8, 2010

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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My Whole Independent Life

October 5, 2010

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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Talking About Money

September 20, 2010

Money is not a topic that is supposed to come up in polite conversation.  I remember my parents specifically teaching me as a kid that it was rude to talk about it.  I was only allowed to know how much my parents made if I promised never to talk about it outside of the family.  [...]

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The Debt As It Stands (9/15/10)

September 15, 2010

If you’re paying close attention, you’ll notice a big change from last month.  It was a couple things.  I was pretty conservative in August, because I knew there might be some unexpected expenses with the start of school.  Once all of that passed, I was able to throw that money toward my debt. Then my school [...]

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When I’m Not Here

September 13, 2010

I of course live most of my life away from this blog and there is something about the everyday journey of getting out of debt that seems to get missed.  A couple times a week, I talk about the mental journey, and once a month I share my progress in numbers, but what do I [...]

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Share Your Story

September 10, 2010

It’s been almost a year since I started sharing my story here and I thought it was about time I offered this space to anyone else who wants to share a story of debt.  I’m looking for stories of dealing with debt, however big or small, and no matter if you’re still just contemplating doing [...]

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Watch Me As I Go

August 30, 2010

While I’ve still been working 55 hours and six days a week this Summer, it’s certainly been a lot easier than the 15 hours days I was working when school was in session.  I have at several points this Summer, especially while enjoying a previously forgotten delight called free time, marveled at how I was [...]

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This Time Last Year

August 26, 2010

This time last year, I hit rock bottom in my financial life.  School was just starting, I was sick, my car had a flat tire, and I didn’t have any money or available credit.  I was almost at a point where not asking for help was no longer an option.  But, I was stubborn, so I [...]

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