Spending Moratorium: Part 4

Summing up my progress on the Spending Moratorium: Part 1:  Inspired by a book, the realization dawned on me that I was a spendaholic, shopaholic but that I could decide to change.  In spite of a clear understanding of how to budget, I still needed to clean up my own budgeting approach. Part 2: I…

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Spending Moratorium Part 3- The Out of Town Family Event

I just returned from an out of town family wedding.  In the middle of my debt reduction spending moratorium, I traveled to a dangerous destination known as my hometown, amidst a reunion with family for a week.  Ouch! Here is what I did well and what I didn’t do well on my path to debt…

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Debt Control: The Shopping Moratorium Begins!

I stopped shopping yesterday as the first step on my path to be Debt Free.   I will stick to this moratorium for six months.  The inspiration came from Cait Flanders, who followed her shopping moratorium for twelve months. When I told a good friend what I was doing and for how long I might follow…

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