Category: Debt Free Me
-
Month End: August Snapshot
At the end of August, therapy is going well for me. Talking with Jill, we have come into agreement that I am going to slow down on paying down the final installment loan. Taking care of myself and my family is more important than paying off this final debt. It is especially important to remember […]
-
Month End: July Snapshot
I am going back into therapy. My ego is my own enemy. It is made up of my thoughts and those thoughts are formed by my environment both my parents and the world around me. My automatic responses to situations and default settings are not normal healthy reactions. It is time to go back in […]
-
Month End: June Snapshot
The aftermath of May 27th of 2022 is still very real. It is because of this event, that I believed that our date weekend would have ended up being cancelled. The week of our weekend date, my wife did decide to go ahead with our date weekend. We did a staycation and stayed at one […]
-
Month End: May Snapshot
Since the day I became conscious of this life, I came to understand that change is inevitable. Even if I don’t want to change, things will change around me and inside of me. The world, people, and even my own physical body will change. It is simply ridiculous for me to resist change. It’s because […]
-
Month End: March Snapshot
Communication is the most important key to a healthy relationship. As I’ve said it is just as important to communicate when it comes to finances and financial decisions as you do in every area of your relationship. When you are dating, in a relationship, engaged and married, communicating about finances must be on the table. […]
-
Month End: January Snapshot
The meme above represents my expectations for this year. LOL (laughing out loud). It is not that I don’t believe that something good can happen. I hope for the best and prepare for the worst. As this month ended, I was surprised to receive a bonus and a raise in my pay. In the previous […]
-
Month End: December Snapshot
As 2021 closes, I am amazed by the financial achievements we were able to accomplish this year despite the year being like another 2020. We paid off the car loan for the 2019 Ford Escape, funded our 3-month premier emergency fund (3 months’ worth of income), paid off the Navient Student Loan, and I achieved […]
-
Month End: November Snapshot
This year’s Thanksgiving was eventful because we had to change our plans due to a scare with a false positive of the virus. It is moments like these that I’m reminded that the virus is still very real. Regardless of your opinion on taking the vaccine or not, millions of lives have been affected by […]
Pursuit of Excellence 