Tag: balance transfer
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Month End: May Snapshot
Thankfully this month, I paid off the Prosper loan, and now I’m focusing solely on the credit card balances. Remember that paying off your debts will give you a raise. Without debt, you will be able to experience your true take home pay (gross profit). Having a budget, will help you know how much your…
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Month End: April Snapshot
Honestly this month has been a month of miracles. I honestly believe because my wife and I honored God at the beginning of the year that He has put favor on our year so far. My wife did get approved for her personal line of credit, so she was able to consolidate down some of…
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Month End: December Snapshot
As 2016 ends, I’m thankful to have survived another day, month, and year. I think you can agree that this year has been filled with loss. Loss is a nature of life, but for me there is always hope in me. Hope of a new day, hope of a better future, and hope of a…
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Month End: November Snapshot
I’m thankful to see the end of this month, because it’s two more months until I get to say I do to the love of my life. This year has been challenging to say the least, and I’m very blessed and thankful that I’ve could consolidate debt and at the same time use balance transfers…
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Month End: September Snapshot
This month, I was able to reduce the credit card debt, and I continue to make the scheduled payments to the term loans on time without issue. If you’ve consolidated your debt into a loan that is set to pay off, continue to make your payments on time. It’s important in general to make your…
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Month End: August Snapshot
This month, I did a balance transfer to reduce the balance on the regular Barclay’s card. It’s important to not fully use your credit limit, because that can weaken your credit score. It’s good to have monthly usage, but it shows poor debt management if you have high balances with only minimum payments and no…
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Month End: March Snapshot
Over this past month, I’ve had the opportunity to pay off the Wells Fargo Line of Credit and utilize a zero-balance transfer option on my Barclay’s card to reduce the payment amount of my overall debt. My next target will be the Barclay’s card as I chip away at the Capital One card. It’s important…
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Month End: January Snapshot
Below is a progress report of where I am at the end of January: Welcome to a new year! Since 2013, I’ve begun my year with 21 days of prayer and fasting following the habit established by church: Church of the Highlands. https://www.churchofthehighlands.com/ If you are a person of faith, then I encourage you to…
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Vision 2016: Grow in three areas
For 2016, I’ve discussed with my fiancée to grow in three areas. The last time I got out of debt, I was so focused on debt that I forgot two valuable factors: lost time and missed opportunity. I didn’t save while I was getting out of debt, nor did I look for opportunities to create…
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Month End : September Snapshot
Below is a progress report of where I am at the end of September: I talked with my fiancé and she agreed with my debt reduction strategy; so, I’ve decided to focus on paying off the Barclay’s card and then move on to just having the Wells Fargo Line of Credit and the Capital One…
Pursuit of Excellence 