Debt Breakdown – August 2024 – $235, 591.36
As I was posting my latest YouTube video (Surprise! Check me out here.), it occurred to me that I needed to at least post my debt update from August over here, even though I know I haven’t given this blog…
Tag: financial journey
Debt Breakdown – Q4 2023 – $198,362.83
A very important part of your financial journey is knowing your numbers. This can be a very difficult thing to face. Full stop. But you can’t make progress if you don’t know where you are. If you’re just starting out…
2023…
This has been a year. I didn’t realize it had been quite so long since I last posted, but life has been lifing, as the young kids say these days. You’re here for realism, and this is life. Rather than…
Stepping into 2023…
The Marketing Rule of 7 says that a message needs to be heard at least 7 times before a consumer will buy a particular product or service. It takes on average, 66 days to form a habit. In a completely…
My Financial Journey: November 2021
The holidays are here. While they come every year, this year everything is more expensive (rising meat prices are going to make many people try to become vegetarians, not to mention groceries in general). Rising gas prices make me question…
My Total Debt – Aug 2021
It’s taken me 56 days to write this post. It occurred to me that I’ve never actually listed my debt breakdown. Sure, I’ve detailed my bills and payments, whether I’ve succeeded with my budget plan in a given period, but…
April Budget Review
Sigh. Yes, I fell off the face of the earth again, but I have made significant strides on my expense tracking and budgeting as I am still trying to find out what works for me. Here’s a recap: I am…
Federal Student Loans & the CARES Act
March 26 is when I first did my paycheck budget for my first April paycheck. I’d finally gotten my new student loan payment amount from Navient, even though my income-based repayment recertification was approved January 19, and I learned the…