Blogging Away Debt Our Journeys to a Debt-Free Life

by Tricia

I watched Deal or No Deal tonight, and I saw greed get the best of the contestant. She had the option of taking home $299,000 – but she kept going. She ended up going home with $25,000.

This show fascinates me and it’s interesting to watch how far people are willing to go. So, I figured I would go to the website and see how one could apply to get on the show.

They have a lengthy application and I was reading through it. The questions seemed fine enough but then I got down to the “fine print”. Under contestant selection, it states that you must fill out the application AND attend one or more audition/interview sessions. Ouch. I live in the middle of nowhere and a trip to a major city would cost big bucks. It’s a shame that so many are excluded from applying right off the bat because I know of a few people in my area that would be a hoot on the show.

Oh well. It’s not meant to be, and they wouldn’t want me anyways. The minute I got enough to pay off all my debt I would deal and I wouldn’t make for good TV. Even if I had all the large amounts remaining.

Well, enough of that – I see that I can enter (for free) to name Carla and Turks’s baby on the TV show Scrubs and I am so gonna go for it 🙂

by Tricia

I don’t have anything to write at the moment – I’ve been a little strapped for time. But, there is no lack of things to post in my mind, so I thought I would give everyone some things to look forward to next week (or this weekend if time permits).

I will be giving a tip on how to track cash spending in Quicken. Cash spending is so easy to lose track of and to really get a good picture of where your money is going you need a system in place. If you already use Quicken, tune in for a tip complete with screenshots.

I also want to discuss why I don’t believe parents should pay for their children’s college education in full. My view comes straight from my experience and I am not going to “sugar coat” it. Mom – don’t read my entries next week 🙂

The last “teaser” I’ll write for now is that I will be revealing where exactly my money goes. Not everyone will be interested in knowing about that – but I feel it could bring up some great discussions on how I cut costs and how others do too. So, if you are interested in taking a look – tune in.

Thanks everyone, and have a great weekend 🙂