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cutting the budget
Mar. 4th, 2022 03:26 pmOne of the cars in our parking lot is awash in stickers. Y'know....35 stickers on the back. Tacky looking to me but whatever. Today I noticed one of them said "Stop Being Ugly". I don't know if it means stop being mean and shitty to each other or stop being unattractive. Either way it's good advice.
Today, March 04, is an important day in my personal history. 10 years ago today I made the last credit card payment to reach DEBT FREEDOM. I took a part job at The PNC Arena and literally every single penny went to paying bills. I did 2 jobs and for a spell....3. One February we worked 26 of 28 days. I never wavered. Took me 4 years but I paid off every single penny of debt I had and that which followed me after SoMeone and I split up. Some of it was mine and some of it ours. After reaching this goal, Erica and I both left the arena (I totaled 4 and she did 9 years). In the time since have had a some $$$ on credit cards (part of a vacation and some small shit just to keep the cards active). The vacation spillover was less than $1K and I paid that off quickly. It has been a great relief to not have to worry about credit cards crushing me. I showed Erica how to do it and she has achieved that freedom as well. In a couple weeks I will 'celebrate' not working for 2 solid years (yeah, I know. I need to get back to it). I cannot imagine how hard this would've been if I had to deal with those sort of bills. You can do it, too!!!!! The peace of mind is well worth the sacrifices!
Today, March 04, is an important day in my personal history. 10 years ago today I made the last credit card payment to reach DEBT FREEDOM. I took a part job at The PNC Arena and literally every single penny went to paying bills. I did 2 jobs and for a spell....3. One February we worked 26 of 28 days. I never wavered. Took me 4 years but I paid off every single penny of debt I had and that which followed me after SoMeone and I split up. Some of it was mine and some of it ours. After reaching this goal, Erica and I both left the arena (I totaled 4 and she did 9 years). In the time since have had a some $$$ on credit cards (part of a vacation and some small shit just to keep the cards active). The vacation spillover was less than $1K and I paid that off quickly. It has been a great relief to not have to worry about credit cards crushing me. I showed Erica how to do it and she has achieved that freedom as well. In a couple weeks I will 'celebrate' not working for 2 solid years (yeah, I know. I need to get back to it). I cannot imagine how hard this would've been if I had to deal with those sort of bills. You can do it, too!!!!! The peace of mind is well worth the sacrifices!