Debt Story

We Gonna Rise Up!

I got some great news today. I received a 10 percent raise for 2006! Yay! I am still going to use this year’s budget, because all of my bills and other payments are covered, and use the extra money for retirement savings. It is strange, because I was not expecting anywhere near this amount. I thought I might get a…

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Family

Funny Little Smile

I told my dad a few months back about my goal of getting debt free, and at the time, I could tell that he was relly pulling for me and that he was proud that I was doing so well. I saw him tonite and we all went out to eat. I whispered to him, “1000 left, that’s all” and…

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Debt Story

1000 Dollars Left

I sent a payment for a little over 700 dollars today, leaving me with exactly 1000 dollars more to pay until I am debt free. That’s over 91 percent of our debt paid since April. Here is the updated chart. Account 04/16/05 Paid So Far 11/07/05 Auto 1 2656.33 2656.33 00.00 Auto 2 3255.23 3255.23 00.00 C Card 5598.66 4598.66…

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