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    Freedom, and Lack Thereof

    Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

    Here’s what stinks about being in debt: the lack of freedom. I hate being tied to these creditors, and required to make these payments every month.
    Yes, yes, I know. In our case, it’s not like anyone forced us into debt. Bad decisions in my past, along with random circumstances, put us here. I put myself [...]

    Wants vs. Needs

    Thursday, February 11th, 2010

    Since last month was the first month on this whole new crazy “let’s get out of debt” experiment, I didn’t follow a strict budget. Instead, I wrote down what I thought our budget should be, and then wrote down all of the expenses to see how far off I was on a somewhat typical month. [...]

    Paying Down Debt – This is Going to Be Worth It In the End, Right? Right?

    Friday, January 29th, 2010

    I don’t know what came over me at the end of December, but all of a sudden I started to care about our money.
    Wait, that doesn’t sound right. I’ve always cared about our money. We pay our bills on time, we aren’t starving or scraping or on the brink of destitution and bankruptcy. But something [...]

    Spreading the Word

    Thursday, August 13th, 2009

    Remember a couple of weeks ago, when I was debating telling my co-worker B. about my site? Well, I went ahead and showed her The Space Suitcase, and the world has not crumbled around my ears. That’s because I knew that she would be discreet, and not shout the URL from the rooftops or in [...]

    They Even Gave Me A Trophy When I Left, Which Was Awesome

    Monday, August 18th, 2008

    Still posting old stuff from my draft folder. I think it’s pretty obvious why I never posted this one in the past. But now that they’ve shown me the door, I feel a little less wary about posting it.
    At a previous job I had, each month there would be a huge meeting, where managers from [...]

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