I'm doing 13 things
Chase – $3257.85
BofA – $2818.66
Capital One -$918.95
I’m really getting it moving now! I really wasn’t sure if I’d get under $7000 by the end of the year, but here I am!
slickgl's Life List
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1. Pay off my $3000 Capital One card.
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2. pay off credit cards
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3. Stop getting screwed by credit card (and bank) fees and interest rates
14 entries . 2 cheers2 people -
4. Lower my monthly credit card minimum payments.
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5. pay off my car
5 entries . 5 cheers554 people -
6. Get a Bachelor's Degree in English
10 entries . 23 cheers9 people -
7. Daily: Reflect on at least 5 things for which I'm grateful (Happiness Manifesto #2)
36 entries . 3 cheers170 people -
8. Read all of Kurt Vonnegut's books
11 entries . 22 cheers159 people -
9. Read Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century
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10. Have 43 goals
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11. Do NaNoWriMo
4 entries . 2 cheers652 people -
12. stop living paycheck to paycheck
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13. Begin writing daily
1 entry . 2 cheers1 person
How I did it
It made me
A little more free 
How I did it: I changed my mindset about spending money. It's easy to start to think of credit card minimum payments as a monthly bill without much meaning. I got into debt because every little bit added up. Now every little bit I can use to pay off my credit cards also adds up. BofA gave me incentive by deciding to start charging me an annual fee since they can't legally steal from me anymore, thanks to a change in credit card … Read how I did it…
It made me
Very happy
How I did it: My wife and I watched nonstop last year until we got to season eight, then we didn't watch any for about a year. We got on another M*A*S*H kick not long ago, and now we're finished. It's interesting to watch it all continuously like that and to see how the show progressed. I'm looking forward to going back and watching it again from the beginning. Getting close to the end, I kept on thinking I wanted to watch the early e… Read how I did it…
It made me
Happy
How I did it: Paid it down to $15224.22, $2000 of which was from student loan money, which is MUCH lower interest and I don't have to start paying it back until I'm done with school. Even without that $2000, I still hit the goal. Now that Christmas is over, I need to make sure that I work REALLY tightly with my money so I can make the most out of it in paying off debt. Read how I did it…
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