Proud of myself

[serene]

Last week: Paid off doctor bill (small, but annoyingly hanging over my head)

Today: Paid off gas credit card and cut it up. (Hey, sogwife, I
cancelled the card, so cut yours up, too, 'kay?)

All that remains for me, debt-wise, is a few thousand dollars on a student
loan (that's up to date and paying automatically out of my checking
account) and several hundred dollars we owe my mom for bailing us out when
I had some serious money stuff going on. someotherguy and I are
paying that off quickly, and it'll be paid off within another month if
things go as well as they're going right now. (stonebender
forgave a small loan he made to me. I think I'll still ask if I can work
it out in trade.)

I don't make much money (I made around $15K last year), and I live in a
high-cost-of-living area of the country.

Yet I'm nearly debt-free. Yes, it's taken help from friends and family to
get here. Yes, it means I live without things that I might want. But
damn, I'm so proud of myself.

Now to start working on a prudent reserve so I can stop asking for
handouts when I run out of cash.

Still, yay!

Comments

[simplykimberly.livejournal.com]

Woo hoo! GO YOU!!!

[supergee.livejournal.com]

I already knew that you rock, but I looked to see which way this time. Good for you!

[tom-allen.livejournal.com]

Girl, you totally rock!

And I wrote that even before I read your post!

[bratman.livejournal.com]

Congrats!!! That rocks!

[dragon3.livejournal.com]

Good for you! Rock on!

[kalmn.livejournal.com]

good for you, sweetie! i'm working on getting there, too. (um, except for the house.)

[epi-lj.livejournal.com]

Go you! :)

[epi-lj.livejournal.com]

okoshun was noting to kristnaskelfir today that if I would just die (in some horrible accident or of natural causes), then the mortgage and the credit line are both automatically paid off.

[sogwife.livejournal.com]

"(Hey, sogwife, I
cancelled the card, so cut yours up, too, 'kay?)"

Okie Dokie. I think it's still in the hopefully-soon-to-be-refunct Mazda.

What do you mean "refunct" isn't a word? ;)

[loracs.livejournal.com]

Congrats! Dealing with money can be so stressful. Feeling like it's under control is so satisfying.

[redandfiery.livejournal.com]

*happydance*

Having one's finances straight is such a weight off the mind, no?

[lcohen]

i vote no.

(and serene, you rock!)

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

I vote no, also. Hell no, even.

Thanks, sweetness. *smooch*

[johnpalmer.livejournal.com]

Yay! indeed, and congratulations, and good luck.

[dryadgrl]

I think this is awesome. I really want to be in this place. I'm working on it. Congrats!!