Tabetha

Start Debt (May 2007): $25000
As of November 12th 2009: $3980.00
Goal = $0

My husband and I are just dumping money onto our loan now that we’re so close. We have a bit of savings just sitting around in the account, so we put a bit of that onto the loan. We’re waiting for a few more pay days to make another deposit, and we’ll probably do one more and then DONE. I’m so close I can TASTE IT!

Start Debt (May 2007): $25000
As of November 3rd 2009: $7922.62
Goal = $0

I’m getting so close that it is almost possible for me to have this paid off within the next year if I am really focused. The only issue I have with paying it off sooner is that I am only supply teaching, and so is the husband. We have no steady income, although we both have EI. Our bank accounts need to be replenished a bit (back to comfortable average – emergency funds). We’re trying to figure out if it is worth just putting the lump sum right onto the debt and just sit back and replenish the loan afterwards, or just keep doing what we are doing…

... and we are going to talk about it again, right now.

Start Debt (May 2007): $25000
As of August 31: $9000
Goal = $0

Right on! $9000! I am under the $10000 mark.

I might not be able to put on a lot over the next couple of months, as my husband and I are unemployed (we are supply teachers with no stable income). Family vacation in Florida for Christmas, taking Special Education Part 1 (husband and I = $1300, hopefully will help in the job hunt), etc. So, we’ve been living poor and just doing the bare minimum.

We’ve talked about our next goal when my debt is finished – save up for a downpayment on a house! :) It will be 20% or more if we can go with it!