Comments on: Once the bad debt’s gone, then what? http://debtsense.wordpress.com/2006/05/12/once-the-bad-debts-gone-then-what/ Follow my journey out of debt and into financial sanity Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:01:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Carnival of Debt Reduction » Blog Archive » Flashback: Have a plan for your debt-free life http://debtsense.wordpress.com/2006/05/12/once-the-bad-debts-gone-then-what/#comment-17641 Carnival of Debt Reduction » Blog Archive » Flashback: Have a plan for your debt-free life Sat, 24 May 2008 07:49:12 +0000 https://debtsense.wordpress.com/2006/05/12/once-the-bad-debts-gone-then-what/#comment-17641 [...] Savvy Saver hosted Carnival of Debt Reduction #35, and this week’s flashback comes from Debt Sense: Once the bad debt’s gone, then what? [...] [...] Savvy Saver hosted Carnival of Debt Reduction #35, and this week’s flashback comes from Debt Sense: Once the bad debt’s gone, then what? [...]

]]> By: Anonymous http://debtsense.wordpress.com/2006/05/12/once-the-bad-debts-gone-then-what/#comment-34 Anonymous Thu, 18 May 2006 14:55:43 +0000 https://debtsense.wordpress.com/2006/05/12/once-the-bad-debts-gone-then-what/#comment-34 I haven't gotten there yet, but I am much closer now than just a few years ago. For years, I have lived with not replacing the old TV until it actually broke, having furnature that is showing its age, etc. For me, its about having money that isn't already earmarked to pay off debts, or this month's living expenses. It's about knowing that I can take a vacation and not worry whether I can pay for it. It's also about buying things that I'll actually use for things I want to do. I've wanted to start blogging about personal finance myself. To that end, I decided that my next computer is going to be a laptop so that I have a little more freedom in when and where I write. True to my frugal nature, I wasn't going to replace my previous computer until it actually started to break down. Having reduced my debts sufficiently, I was able to free up a few hundred dollars extra to buy a laptop instead of a cheaper desktop. I haven’t gotten there yet, but I am much closer now than just a few years ago. For years, I have lived with not replacing the old TV until it actually broke, having furnature that is showing its age, etc. For me, its about having money that isn’t already earmarked to pay off debts, or this month’s living expenses. It’s about knowing that I can take a vacation and not worry whether I can pay for it.

It’s also about buying things that I’ll actually use for things I want to do. I’ve wanted to start blogging about personal finance myself. To that end, I decided that my next computer is going to be a laptop so that I have a little more freedom in when and where I write. True to my frugal nature, I wasn’t going to replace my previous computer until it actually started to break down. Having reduced my debts sufficiently, I was able to free up a few hundred dollars extra to buy a laptop instead of a cheaper desktop.

]]> By: Aleta http://debtsense.wordpress.com/2006/05/12/once-the-bad-debts-gone-then-what/#comment-25 Aleta Sat, 13 May 2006 17:18:36 +0000 https://debtsense.wordpress.com/2006/05/12/once-the-bad-debts-gone-then-what/#comment-25 At the moment, I have a slightly different view. What keeps me going through online classes, and grading, and plagiarism, and whining ... is the plan I have for the money I'm earning. It's the same idea; the dream of getting what I want WITHOUT going into debt to get it is what sustains me. At the moment, I have a slightly different view. What keeps me going through online classes, and grading, and plagiarism, and whining … is the plan I have for the money I’m earning. It’s the same idea; the dream of getting what I want WITHOUT going into debt to get it is what sustains me.

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