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Where Would You Be If You Weren’t Paying Off Debt? 22 Aug 2013 | 04:58 am
I still managed to have a great honeymoon while in debt. Sometimes, I wonder what my life would look like if I weren’t trying so hard to pay off all of my debt. If I were only making my minimum payme...
$3,000 and Counting 19 Aug 2013 | 10:43 pm
I’m not ready to quit paying off my debt just yet. In case you haven’t been keeping track, I’m a mere $3,060 away from becoming debt free. By the end of August, I should owe a measly $2,600 (pending ...
Money & Relationships: Joint Accounts 16 Aug 2013 | 05:01 pm
My husband and I on our honeymoon in Cuba this summer. Money and relationships is a huge, broad topic with many different aspects. One of those aspects is how to appropriately combine money, or wheth...
Random Updates and iPad + Cash Giveaway 14 Aug 2013 | 05:26 pm
Hello folks, Today’s post is just going to be a bit of a mish mash of life updates, plus a sweet give away at the end. Side Hustle Updates I’ve been doing really awesome on the side hustle frontier...
The Dreaded “Insufficient Funds” 13 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
We came, we camped, we overdrew our account. Getting the “insufficient funds” message when trying to use your debit card might be one of the more embarrassing things that can happen at a check out co...
Keeping the Spark in Your Debt Relationship 10 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
When I first started paying off my debt, it was kind of like getting into a new relationship. It was new and exciting, and a little bit scary. I didn’t know if it was going to work out, I couldn’t ima...
Is Your Budget OverExtended? 6 Aug 2013 | 05:58 pm
I make no secret about the fact that I live well below my means. In fact, on any given month, I only need about 45% of my income to pay my bills. The rest of my money goes to whatever I want, which ri...
Stop Wanting Things 2 Aug 2013 | 08:03 pm
I’ve always wanted things. Ever since I can remember I’ve lusted after material items. When I was little, I wanted a pony. When I got a little older, it was video games. In high school, clothing was ...
August 1st NETWORTH Update! 1 Aug 2013 | 05:47 pm
The beaches in Cuba were amazing. Oh hello August, am I ever glad to see you. Not that July wasn’t great. I traveled, I saw a concert, and I worked my butt off to have a very good month of freelanci...
2013 Goal Check In 29 Jul 2013 | 05:12 pm
July is nearly over, which means that we are now 58% of the way through 2013. So far, it seems like this year has really been flying by. The first few months seemed to creep by, even though I was insa...