Posts Tagged ‘debt relief’
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…
Read MoreSpending 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…
Read MoreDebt Control: Spending Moratorium Part 2- Missteps Made and Lessons Learned
By Friday, I was feeling pumped about my spending moratorium and on my way to Debt freedom. I had unsubscribed to most of the email savings. Some, I kept for after the moratorium. Bad move. Today I am a little humbler. Six days into the spending moratorium I fell into some traps that I will…
Read MoreDebt 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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