I'm doing 37 things
Credit Cards
2 months ago
Credit Card 2 is successfully paid off!
Now onto Credit Card 1. I thought we would have paid more of this off this month, but unfortunately not. Still aiming for Oct. 26th for a payoff though.
lilyfairy's Life List
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1. get a new job
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2. become debt free
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3. start my own business
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4. Pay off my Co-signed student loans
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5. Pay off my non co-signed large student loans
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6. Find My Passion(s)
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7. Find Direction
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8. start a daily photojournal
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9. Dress for success
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10. Organize my Boxes from Home
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11. Get my passport
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12. reduce,reuse,recycle...
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13. Get my Kiln in working order
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14. scrapbook once a month
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15. bike once a month
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16. go to Sweden
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17. learn to cook our family favorites
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18. drink less pop
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19. Exercise
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20. eat healthier
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21. write and illustrate a childrens alphabet book
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22. learn how to make stained glass art
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23. learn how to make mosaic art
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24. make ceramic fountains
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25. learn to play the piano
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26. learn to tango
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27. see the good in people; not the bad
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28. visit each State
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29. Travel
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30. Stop starting my sentences with the word "I"
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31. Search for a school to go to and earn my Small Business degree
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32. Find $100 in Change
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33. Have Fun
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34. Make more attainable goals
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35. Create a Sculpey project once a week
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36. Send Birthday Cards
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37. Send Thank you Letters
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How I did it
It made me
Happy 
How I did it: We had a destination wedding, and decided that we would hire wedding consultants to help us find vendors and coordinate details. However, we also kept track of everything possible (dates, colors, vendors etc), kept a blog for our wedding guests, and kept a budget and reviewed that often. We also had a box in which we could keep wedding details and items, so they would not get lost before going away! Read how I did it…
It made me
Excited and relieved
How I did it: We saved monthly to meet our goal as well as contributing "extra" money (birthday, xmas, dog sitting etc) when it became available. We utilized coupons where we could and we also looked into group rates for excursions that we would go on around the wedding day (as we are having a destination wedding). We regularly reviewed our budget to make sure if we were able to stay on track or not, and kept track of what was paid, and what we still … Read how I did it…
Recent entries
Credit Card 2
3 months ago
Credit Card 2 is going to be paid off by April 15th. We have a large portion to put towards the cards this month and instead of separating it between the two will pay the min. on the larger card and pay off the smaller. Then onto Card 1. It is hard to leave a large balance on Card 1, but I already feel relieved at the thought of having Card 2 paid off.
Here we go Debt Snowball!!!
Attack!
3 months ago
So, it is time to attack the debt! I am very motivated to pay off my debt and have been for a while, but have now passed a major cost (kind of) and know final totals to eliminate!
So here they are in order, the debts I am going to pay off. I will start in order and as I work on them indicate the deadline. I feel overwhelmed when I list more than one deadline, so maybe if I only focus on the one at a time that will be good :)
1. Pay off my Credit Card Debt. (2 Cards) Which mostly have travel debt on them and some misc. Pay off goal: 7 months (October 26, 2009)2. Determine the budget for my wedding and pay for most/all in cash.
3. Pay off my co-signed student loans.
4. Pay off all of my non co-signed student loans.
5. Purchase a reliable car.
6. Save for a house.
7. Save for retirement.
How I will do this:
1. Get a part time job (on top of my ft job) by April 30th that will be contributed to debt payoff only.
