It amazes me how many people don’t know who Dave Ramsey is or what he’s really about. Maybe it’s because I’ve heard of him for awhile, but I thought he was kind of a no-brainer in terms of household name personalities. Two years ago I started my  journey to get out of debt. I knew […]
Continue ReadingHappy first DRR of 2017! I was kinda sad about this month, because I’d been all fired up about paying off everything in the world, but then life happened. Life I probably should have prepared for last month instead of throwing my entire accident settlement at my debt, but whatever. Here’s something interesting. I compared […]
Continue ReadingNovember 28th, 2016 Car Loan: $17,259.55 Credit Card Debt: $2,258.58 Total: $19,518.13 {-6.24%} December 30th, 2016 Car Loan: $17,205.22 {-.43%} Credit Card Debt: $320.64 {-85.80%} Total: $17,525.86 {-10.20%} I feel like I just want to let these numbers speak for themselves but I really can't. A few months ago, I sat and figured out how […]
Continue ReadingOctober 28th, 2016 Car Loan: $17,618.23 Credit Card Debt: $3,199.86 Total Debt: $20,818.09 November 28th, 2016 Car Loan: $17,259.55 {-2.03%} Credit Card Debt: $2,258.58 {-27.60%} Total: $19,518.13 {-6.24%} MAN this feels really good. I’ve been trying to be really diligent about taking any extra money (from apps like Ibotta) and putting it towards my […]
Continue ReadingThis is my first official debt repayment recap since I’ve rebooted. I decided to start clean, then my car got totaled and I changed jobs and everything is crazy different, but my desire to (eventually) get out of debt remains the same. I start on October 5th, 2016 with $21,488.36 in debt, divided up between […]
Continue ReadingI literally just said “Ugh, I do not even want to write this.” Y’all remember how I posted that I had to get a new car? Well I was completely unprepared for that, was off of work and unsure of when I’d be back/get paid again/etc… and it was a quick, slightly impulsive decision. Like […]
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