Category: Debt Free Me
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Month End: June Snapshot
The last beach trip Jill and I had was in 2019 related to her work. Even with the restrictions of COVID, I wanted to take her to the beach this year to celebrate when we first started dating in June of 2013. I remember prior to 2018 I really didn’t enjoy beach trips. This trip […]
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Month End: May Snapshot
This is Jill’s first Mother’s Day as a mother. She’s so phenomenal as a mother. The love she has for me is even more magnified for Evie and I can see it. At times, I don’t feel like an adequate father. Growing up, I was primarily raised by my Mom, because Dad had to take […]
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Month End: April Snapshot
Last year I wanted to have Dad’s funeral on 4/21/2020. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 Pandemic created restrictions on in-person gathering. I asked my Mom if she still wanted to do some form of ceremony to honor his life, and she did. For her, it was a process of closure. Like me, she had to live through […]
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Month End: March Snapshot
This month I begin our march toward being debt free except the house with my last two remaining debts. The one mountain which we are climbing first is my student loan with Navient. Despite paying off $2,987.60 up to this point, it feels like this particular debt is enormous. I’ll explain in a future post. […]
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Month End: February Snapshot
It looks like the government has approved a third round of PPP loans, which is great for small businesses. However, for me it’s a flashback of last year, and I’m beginning to realize that 2021 is looking a lot like 2020. It feels like 2020 the sequel. I may have spoken too soon in believing […]
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Month End: January Snapshot
At the end of January, I’m glad that 2020 is gone and that 2021 has begun. I feel like this year must be better than last year. Mentally and emotionally surviving the Pandemic, it cannot get worse. I can only imagine how other families have handled the loss of lives caused by this virus, and […]
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Month End: December Snapshot
Thank God this year is over with. I have never experienced a year of such change and transformation. I went through 3 to 4 life events in one year, which is unheard of. My Dad passed away, Evie was born, we had to move to our new house, we helped my Mom move to her […]
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Month End: November Snapshot
I do not like the month of November. I remember my grandmother dying in November back in roughly 1985. I remember my Dad not being able to have Thanksgiving with us in 2019 because he was undergoing chemotherapy, and so both sides of our family were unable to be together. This month, we found that […]
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Month End: October Snapshot
At the end of October, Evie got to experience her first Halloween. It was so cute watching her help each person get their treat. I can’t believe she’s growing up so fast. Watching her grow, makes me focus even more on paying our debt off. It is why we are willing pay a little more […]
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Month End: September Snapshot
At the end of September, we are back on track with attacking the car loan. I’m thankful that the new car loan is at 0% interest, so every payment is going directly to the loan itself. This year I’ve turned 40. I never imagined I would make it this far and be married with a […]
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