I am debt free. I am debt free. I am debt free. I AM DEBT FREE!
Check out the chart to the right, and you can see that I have, as of February 06, 2006, paid off every single penny of our debt. I am truly, for the first time in 14 YEARS, debt free. I want to thank every single one of you who have stopped by to read this page and check out my podcast. Your support has meant, and continues to mean, so much. I am so glad that I decided to write this blog. It has provided that little bit of “extra” motivation that I needed to get over the hump and get rid of my debt. Wow… $11510.22 GONE in less than 10 months. Boom.
I hope you have enjoyed reading about my progress. I will have special post up Tuesday or Wednesday, detailing the journey from start to finish. Also, I’ll news about what I plan to do now! (Hmmm… What WILL I do with the time I used to spend thinking about debt re-payment?)
Free at last, free at last, it’s hard to believe but it feels so good, I am Free at last!
Bye, Bye Ford Motor Credit! Bye Bye Chase and Citi! Bye, Bye Credit Card Companies!!! Bye, Bye! Bye, Bye MasterCard and Visa! BYE, BYE!!!
Dork!
Thanks for being here for the ride, and I hope you will continue read the blog.
EDIT: Here is a list of the comments that were left when I originally posted this article, before I moved my site from blogger to my own domain name:
42 Comments:
- At 8:27 PM, Cap said…
- wow. awesome!gone in less than 10 months, that is indeed crazy progress.congrats!
- At 8:40 PM, Dave said…
- Congratulations! Now for the weight loss chart. 🙂
- At 12:33 AM, said…
- Congratulations! Job well done!
- At 1:25 AM, lpkitten said…
- congratulations! you are proof of what hard work and determination can accomplish!
- At 2:12 AM, mbhunter said…
- Fantastic!!
- At 3:34 AM, Jonathan said…
- Congrats, well done indeed.
- At 6:20 AM, Tracy said…
- Congratulations! You have been an inspiration to us all!
- At 8:09 AM, michael kimsal said…
- Congrats ncn!You have proved that it *is* possible to do this sort of thing – I’m close myself, and you’ve given me the inspiration to keep going and finish things off!
- At 8:37 AM, Finder said…
- Congratulations. Your story really helped me to turn my financial life around!
- At 9:13 AM, bored said…
- congrats!
- At 9:33 AM, Misty said…
- Congratulations!!!
- At 10:16 AM, Madame X said…
- Congratulations!
- At 10:38 AM, Make Love Not Debt said…
- Congrats! That’s quite an inspiration for us, knowing that someone else has done it.
- At 11:15 AM, SMB said…
- C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S!!!
- At 12:26 PM, abileneblues said…
- That is awesome, NCN. I’m sure the focus and dedication you used to accomplish this will help you in accomplishing many other great goals. Thanks for letting us share in your triumph.
- At 12:38 PM, Seattle Simplicity said…
- Wahoo! Fantastic!!!
- At 1:13 PM, Daland said…
- Congrats on a great lifetime achievement! You are now one of the few. Break loose a few $, go ahead and celebrate and savor the victory! Gently! 🙂
- At 1:37 PM, kassy said…
- Congratulations!!! And thank you for being such an inspiration. I hope to be where you are in 18 months and reading your blog has been a huge part of my motivation.
- At 2:37 PM, Chrees said…
- Wonderful! Be sure and save up for a celebration *lol*Seriously, congratulations and enjoy it!
- At 2:43 PM, Adult ADD and Money said…
- You have helped not only yourself, but have given inspiration to others who are just starting on the road to being free of debt.
- At 8:26 PM, j.a.random said…
- Congratulations! And may you have continued prosperity in the future.
- At 2:31 AM, said…
- 2 thumbs up! I can’t wait to say the same thing myself. I’m just starting down that journey, and I’ve used your blog as encouragement.
- At 7:48 PM, Million Dollar Goal said…
- Let me add my congratulations to the list. Well done! You are an inspiration to many.
- At 8:25 PM, said…
- Let me also be one of many to congratulate you. I am on the same journey and hope to be done paying credit cards by the end of 2007. My student loans will be slightly longer. I won’t envy you… but man.
- At 2:26 PM, Caitlin said…
- Wow…this is so awesome! Congratulations on all your hard work…it’s all very inspiring 🙂
- At 4:24 PM, savvy saver said…
- great job, you have accomplished a very daunting task!!
- At 5:48 PM, jim said…
- Congratulations man, very impressive indeed. I’m sorry I didn’t know until Thursday!
- At 8:02 PM, mapgirl said…
- Great news! Glad to hear it!
- At 9:41 PM, Tiredbuthappy said…
- You rock, NCN!
- At 10:33 PM, supermom said…
- CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
I hope I’ll be doing the happy dance (just like you) before the end of 2006. I’m sure my dwarves will be joining me as well! Then once again, all will be well in my KINGDOM!- At 10:46 PM, Flexo said…
- Awesome news, NCN! Congrats!
- At 8:08 PM, John said…
- Great job! Keep up the good work, and show everyone else in America how it’s done!
- At 9:00 PM, Gigi said…
- Fabulous job.
- At 12:04 AM, Hazzard said…
- Well, it’s about time!! Just kidding! Congratulations NCN. You have been an inspiration to a lot of people!
Hazzard- At 9:39 AM, said…
- Time to celebrate and get yourself a new plasma screen! 😉
- At 5:41 PM, ProsperCouple said…
- You are the miracle-maker! Congrats!-Jeff & Heather
- At 8:18 PM, Amdollar said…
- SORRY IF ITS LATE BUT CONGRATS!!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!! 🙂
- At 1:10 PM, Jose Anes said…
- Congratulations!Your website and success story was posted on:Money And Investing
- At 3:27 PM, Hazzard said…
- Hey! Just because your debt free doesn’t mean you don’t have to get off your and post some more!! :)Now you have to start telling us all about where you are going to put your excess income!I just love this PF Blog community. It’s great to be around like minded people!
Hazzard- At 12:56 PM, JLP said…
- NCN,I saw this post way back when you posted it but didn’t leave a comment.Congrats! That’s great news!JLPÂ At 3:02 PM, said…
- awesome! hopefully i’ll have the answers to your secret formula after reading your blog.LN
Congratulations! I too will be debt free next week – didn’t do it as fast as you, but I’ve managed to pay off $15K in 24months – and put $15K in the bank – I’m pleased as punch!
Congratulations! That must be a WONDERFUL feeling! You did great,
enjoy your dept free time! 🙂
Sonja