Welcome to my blog! I will be chronicling my family’s attempt to get debt-free and to prepare for the unexpected so that we’re not reaching for the credit card every time something comes up! I’ve been wanting to start this new blog to encourage us to keep running the race, and this week’s Blog Party [...]
My husband and I own a property in Las Vegas, Nevada. We bought this home when we moved to Vegas shortly after 9/11. We felt like we were really taking a chance on homeownership: after all, the mood of the country was fearful and uncertain. We weren’t sure if it was a good time to [...]
TOTAL NON-MORTGAGE DEBTBeginning Debt in May 2009: $19,375.72Currently: $4,907.12
Debt #1‘s Original Balance: $2,260.17Current Balance: Paid Off!
Debt #2‘s Original Balance: $6,493.00Current Balance: Paid Off!
Debt #3‘s Last Month’s Balance: $6,607.12Current Balance: $4,907.12
***Total Debt Paid in May: $4,056.61Total Debt Paid in June: $2,576.50Total Debt Paid in July: $2,047.97Total Debt Paid in August: $857.64Total Debt Paid in September: $1,000.00Total [...]
TOTAL NON-MORTGAGE DEBTBeginning Debt in May 2009: $19,375.72Currently: $6,607.12
Debt #1‘s Original Balance: $2,260.17Current Balance: Paid Off!
Debt #2‘s Original Balance: $6,493.00Current Balance: Paid Off!
Debt #3‘s Last Months’s Balance: $8,802.00Current Balance: $6,607.12
***Total Debt Paid in May: $4,056.61Total Debt Paid in June: $2,576.50Total Debt Paid in July: $2,047.97Total Debt Paid in August: $857.64Total Debt Paid in September: $1,000.00Total [...]
TOTAL NON-MORTGAGE DEBTBeginning Debt in May 2009: $19,375.72Currently: $8,802.00
Debt #1‘s Original Balance: $2,260.17Current Balance: Paid Off!
Debt #2‘s Original Balance: $6,493.00Current Balance: Paid Off!
Debt #3‘s Last Months’s Balance: $9,802.00Current Balance: $8,802.00
***Total Debt Paid in May: $4,056.61Total Debt Paid in June: $2,576.50Total Debt Paid in July: $2,047.97Total Debt Paid in August: $857.64Total Debt Paid in September: $1,000.00
Conner the Teenager
Loves to play tennis, sometimes soccer, too — and loves his electronics like a typical American boy is wont to do.Those wires on his teeth cost over $4000, by the way.We started a new allowance system with Conner this year to try to give him a head start on how to budget his [...]