Day 124

This is what I feel like right now.

After the move I have a ton of new bills with deposits to be paid and I have a nice pile of them in my purse. Really, I am afraid to open them. I missed my car payment again last month and I won't have it this month either. Ugh!

I have no idea how I am going to keep up.

I asked my sons father for child support today and he turned the conversation into a huge fight. For some reason he doesn't think he should pay support and so he hasn't. I don't really 'need' the support...I guess but it would really really help.

ALSO, my blog is now by invite only because I have a crazy ex who is now threatening to take me to court and if that happens I don't want him using this blog and my progress against me.

I just came across this interesting video: CLICK HERE

Total debt paid: $22,253

Day 117

I have gone from owing 15 companies/people money to now just a list of 6. The list of six is still over $20,000

I bought a fridge and stove today. The new house is almost painted and I love it.

I bought a new book 'Managing Debt for Dummies'. it's a great book, easy to read/I'm not bored and it was 30% off :)

As I read a log in it I make notes in the debt binder I have created.

I have 3 goals to attend to this month.
1. get car insurance
2. buy a fridge and stove (yay, accomplished)
3. pay $1500 to debt

After this month I'll have a new set of goals that will include a washing machine and dryer

I'm owed about $4000 right now...joys of owning my own biz I guess

Total debt paid: $22,053

Day 110

OK, I got it

Day 110 and I've paid $21,762 to debt -- yay!

My bank is a nightmare and now I can't even see how much I owe to my Visa, ugh!

Day ??? and totally lost

The debt has been going well. I'm over $20,000 now since June but I'll have to get an exact number.

I've been totally busy with work.

The move went well but time consuming! I'm not even half way unpacked with the house but it's being painted. The upstairs will be done today and then I can settle things in up there. Tomorrow the painter will start on the kitchen...who is my uncle and doing all the painting for a really great price -- $350 for 6 rooms.

I'm borrowing a fridge and stove for now but should have the money this week to buy my own.

The house is fantastic! And with the rooms being painted it just makes it all the better :)

Anyway, just checking in since it's been so long. Hopefully I can get my total debt amount paid tonight and check back in tomorrow evening.

I hope everyone is well

Day 88

Total debt paid is $16, 962

August is my best month for income but I'm moving slowly on the debt with all my expenses. The business and my residence move at the end of the month and my business rent has more than doubled but I now have a store front so hopefully the marketing there will work out. I haven't figured out how I am going to pay for movers yet. I still need to come up with last months rent on both new locations.

I wrote a check for $2,400 to my sons school to cash for the end of the month so I can pay off last years tuition - that will be a nice bill to scratch off my debt list :)

I was really hoping to get to $20,000 this month but it doesn't look hopeful...anyway, I have scratched off a good number of creditors. I can now answer my phone without fear of a creditor :)

Day 77

Total Debt Paid: $16, 562

35% of the debt paid estimating it was at $47,000 when I started but I am sure it's higher as I go along here.

Hummm, just to make myself feel a bit better...my goal is to pay off $20,000 by November. That goal is now just over 82% reached.

The car is paid off now...well not the whole thing. Just the part that wasn't paid for while I was apparently deceased. I just have to pay the bail lift fees which are over $400

I've been spending a lot of money lately. I have a new place to live, it's a three bedroom house, with an attic and shed - yay! The reason we are moving is because the apartment we (my son and I) are in is so small. Now we will have all kinds of room. So, I've paid for last months rent. The downside is I now have to buy a fridge and stove, washer and dryer. I can afford to buy new but maybe should try use to focus more money on the debt.

OK, off to read what everyone else is up to :)

August is a crazy busy month for me so I've been slow at posting here and my work blog :( I've been thinking about you all though

Day 70

I have a bail lift looking for my car

Ugh, so I haven't been around here because I didn't want to only have bad news...so the good news is that I have put $1500 on that bill today but still owe over $1000. The bail lift (Matt a nice guy we've talked on the phone now) went to my ex's house looking for my car. I owe $350 just for Matt's time and trouble now.

This all started because for some reason my bank sent a letter of deceased to the bank where the car loan is. I'm not sure if deceased means I'm dead or I had some banking issues and the banker I was talking to about it could not tell me because he has never seen this before where I am still a live...so not sure what that happened, so the bank where the loan is canceled my automatic payments. I found out about three months later...another debt to add to my collection but it's now five months in total without payment so the bank is trying to take the car.

So....now when I go to work or am at home I park the car out of sight...just encase the bail lift comes back and is able to find me this time. He is to pick up the car today if I didn't pay the full amount owing...which I didn't but the car is not with me so hopefully I can keep putting the bail lift off until I pay the full amount. *sigh*

I'm suppose to be moving at the end of the month and still need first and lasts months rent

Anyway, the good news is I'm on day 70 of debt payment and have paid a total of
$15, 738

Obviously, the car is going to take priority right now, then I'll work on the rent.