JBeez

How I did it: Packed up the Mustang with all of our worldly possessions and hit the road with maps and a full tank. We drove from Ohio to LA in six days with overnights in Lincoln, NE and Denver, CO. It was a mountainous route until we turned south and headed through the tip of AZ, Nevada, and then on to LA.When my Dad helped me drive back, we took the southern route from LA through NM, AZ, TX, MO, and on up. I got to see the badlands and the St. Louis… Read how I did it…

How I did it: Both of my nieces had them at one time. So I got to hold them when I visited.My niece got the ferret out of its cage and handed it to me. I petted it. It wiggled. I held on as long as I could. It tried to eat my hair and crawled around my neck and got tangled up in my hair. It tickled. Read how I did it…

How I did it: I looked at all my card balances, and found the card with the nastiest terms and paid it off first. Then I paid down the cards with the biggest balances or almost-as-nasty terms (interest charges, late fees). I'd pay off the small ones as I could afford it. $25 here, $70 there. Anything I could defer, I would.Then I resolved to live on a cash-only basis. I only have one active card (for a home improvement store) and I made sure to pay off… Read how I did it…