Tag: one debt at a time
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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…
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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: 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: May Snapshot
From the 1986 Chevy Cavalier to the 2000 Daewoo Nubira to the 1996 Ford Ranger to the 2004 Lincoln LS, and finally to the 2000 Ford Taurus, I’ve been through a lot of cars. Most of the cars were used cars given to me from my Dad. I only had one new car, which was…
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Month End: November Snapshot
Being free of my credit card debt is a huge relief and I have never gone into exact detail about my debt free journey up to this point. Out of shame, I haven’t told the whole truth. I’ve always been in debt–in some shape or form– since college. Back in 2007, I declared Chapter 13…
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Month End: July Snapshot
At the end of July, now that I’ve paid off the WF line of credit, I’m able to focus more payments toward my final installment loan. Except for my student loan, I’m on a path to being debt free. Whether you use the debt snowball, debt avalanche, or any other debt reduction strategy, once you…
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Month End: October Snapshot
At the end of this month, I was able to pay off another one of my credit cards. Slowly and consistently throughout this year my debt has reduced at a faster rate than the last time I was getting out of debt, and even faster than when I began blogging about Debt Free Me in…
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Month End: February Snapshot
I had a little more progress this month. I was able to reduce the debt on one of my cards, and I plan to pay off another card next month. What’s changed the most isn’t the way I pay down my debt, but my relationship with my wife and myself. I feel like I’m becoming…
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