Ugh! This is SO much harder than I thought it was going to be. I’ve had a few health issues in January and they were expensive, so out came the credit card. I did file my taxes and that will really help to pay down this debt, but it’s still going to be tight for awhile. Oh well. I’m taking it one day at a time and getting a little better with my spending and working on getting it under control. Rome wasn’t built in a day…
leanne229's Life List
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1. learn to live on cash...
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2. Learn to "Extreme Coupon"
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3. Pay off debt from divorce
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4. save more money for retirement, so I can retire early
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5. learn to make bread
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6. stop spending money on not-needed food
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7. Lose these last 3 pounds
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8. Be more green
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9. Save for a new home
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10. Pay off PMI on condo
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11. Go to a college football bowl game
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12. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
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13. pay loan back to my parents
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14. learn to let things slide off my back that don't matter
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15. Travel to every state in the USA
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16. Pay off credit card debt completely and live on cash!
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How I did it: ...I got married and my husband and I searched and searched and searched all over downtown Edmonds for almost a year before we found the perfect starter place for us. We are now in the process of renovating the new condo and loving every minute of it. Ok, well not every minute, we currently have no kitchen, but that will soon change. We were able to make this move because we were willing to do some work fixing up th… Read how I did it…
I was able to sell my wedding ring, for a lot more than I thought I would get for it and used that money to make a BIG payment toward the debt from my divorce. Under $7,000 now and working feverishly to continue reducing this and banishing it as quickly as possible. Stay tuned for more more updates!
I have been trying to eat what’s in the pantry before buying new stuff and eating up what is in the fridge too. I haven’t thrown anything out yet this year. Yay!
