Minor annoyances and major victories
Feb. 9th, 2006 12:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jchrisobrienFeeling generally poor the past few days. A possible sickness is creeping up on me, and that cannot happen this weekend.
Mentally, things have been a little scary. This can quickly be put right too, if I can find the time.
Now, for the good. My credit card balance is officially at 0.00. Stage 2 of the Finance Wars has been won. The next campaign will be waged against the Federal; it will be a long fight but it's defeat is guaranteed, probably within the year.
Does anyone really ever get out of debt? I doubt it. I'll take my A for effort, though.
Mentally, things have been a little scary. This can quickly be put right too, if I can find the time.
Now, for the good. My credit card balance is officially at 0.00. Stage 2 of the Finance Wars has been won. The next campaign will be waged against the Federal; it will be a long fight but it's defeat is guaranteed, probably within the year.
Does anyone really ever get out of debt? I doubt it. I'll take my A for effort, though.
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Date: 2006-02-09 05:34 pm (UTC)Woohoo!
Nah, I think you get out of some bad debt, and eventually rack up some better debt (lower interest rates, mortgages, etc.) Don't the crumbling but landed gentry say things like, "Its not how much you make, but how much you owe?" ;P
But hey! Victory!
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Date: 2006-02-09 09:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-09 05:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-09 09:31 pm (UTC)Now what should I buy? ;)
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Date: 2006-02-09 05:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-09 09:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-09 05:46 pm (UTC)I'm living debt free, but I think that's due largely to not owning a car or a house. :)
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Date: 2006-02-09 09:32 pm (UTC)My car is all paid off too. Such happiness!
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Date: 2006-02-09 09:48 pm (UTC)I actually bought my old used car with money from my investments, and then took out a loan to refill the investments and so could claim the interest payments back against my taxes. My investment counselor rocked, but I have no idea if I could do that here. :)
So, yeah, for me it's all about managing the money I have. :) And not being issued a credit card until I was at my first real job after university for over a year probably helped a lot as well. :)
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Date: 2006-02-09 06:13 pm (UTC)*good mental and physical health wishes for you*
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Date: 2006-02-09 09:32 pm (UTC)Thanks a bunch!
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Date: 2006-02-09 06:17 pm (UTC)as soon as i get my credit card balance down to zero, which i've done twice recently, something big happens that makes me have to run it up again. credit cards are a pain in the ass.
and theres student loans, and well, there' always osmething.
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Date: 2006-02-09 09:33 pm (UTC)*fingers crossed*
I am a teacher I would know.
Date: 2006-02-09 06:40 pm (UTC)A+
I am don't just give that out to everyone.
Re: I am a teacher I would know.
Date: 2006-02-09 09:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-09 09:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-09 09:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-09 10:07 pm (UTC)I know a really good mutual fund if interested
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Date: 2006-02-10 02:02 pm (UTC)Heh. I said on top.
I have a 401k from my old job, my current job doesn't do it. I wonder if I could roll that into a mutual fund? We should talk.
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Date: 2006-02-11 08:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-10 09:13 am (UTC)Congrats on stickin it to teh man, even though it's in a smallish sorta way. You gotta start somewhere...
Dead?
Date: 2006-02-10 02:03 pm (UTC)Small steps, but at least I'm going forward. Thanks!