Blogging Away Debt Our Journeys to a Debt-Free Life

by Hope

The twins both had plans all day today. Sea Cadet is doing his clinicals with work in a local hospital and ride alongs with the ambulance. History was working all day. And Princess enjoyed a down day in her room. I got a ton of stuff done:

• I meal prepped for the week.
• Cleaned my room and did laundry.
• Caught up on work.
• Played with the dogs.
• Watched a show on Amazon Prime.
• Took a nap.
• Logged on and paid off my tax debt.

BOOM! Yes, you read that right. Another debt bites the dust!

And the exciting news is that I think by the end of the month, I will be down to my last three debts…

• Student Loan
• Car Payment
• Credit Card

And I believe, I will have a good payment toward my credit card.

I didn’t actually review my finances. But I knew I had enough stocked away from #nospendjanuary and I just wanted that debt gone, so I just paid it! And that in itself felt amazing!

Man, it feels good. This is the final financial tie to my ex-husband. And while I won’t get the letter in the mail for a week or two. That burden is gone.

It’s been almost 12 years since we split up. And it has been hard financially. Looking back there are so many things I would have done differently. Well, maybe, as I was fearful and felt so guilty for failing at my marriage. I remained that way for a long time.

But I do wish I had bitten the bullet and gotten a lawyer from the get go. (I filed our divorce paperwork and did all the paperwork myself.) But it is finally over…over…over! It really does feel like this is a turning point in my life. Shaking that burden I have carried for so long. Now, I am only responsible for me, my choices and my debt. And that is like a breathe of fresh air.

Watch out world, Debt Free Hope is coming!!!!

Hope

Hope is a creative, solutions-focused business manager helping clients grow their business and work more efficiently by leveraging expertise in project management, digital marketing, & tech solutions. She’s recently become an empty nester as her 5 foster/adoptive kids have spread their wings. She lives with her 5 dogs in a small town in NE Georgia and prefers the mountains to the beaches any day. She struggles with the travel bug and is doing her best to help each of her kids as their finish schooling and become independent (but it’s hard!) She has run her own consulting company for almost twenty years! Hope began sharing her journey with the BAD community in the Spring of 2015 and feels like she has finally in a place to really focus on making wise financial decisions.