The last 3 months of debt pay off....

So I last updated our Baby Step #2 in October.

We were just starting to tackle our last credit card and well next week we are making our final payment on that!

In the last 3 months we have paid $6,456.00 off in debt!!!!!

We are beyond excited with that number. We are on track to pay off that credit card with the last payment on Friday!!!!!

Then it is on to the last two loans.

So we have 48,000 left to pay and in crunching the numbers the next loan should be paid off by November (we are pushing for September!) and then we will be onto the last student loan.

It is just crazy and it is exciting. But so so hard.

I'm not going to act like it is easy. We are sacrificing, we are scrapping, scrounging and some nights I'm all "Hey guess what it's cereal for dinner again!".

This is a marathon. This is a commitment. I have bad days where saying no just seems like the only thing we say. So we have built in little rewards for ourselves. Like our fun spring project. All cash flowed all within reason and nothing over the top.

We are still huge Dave listeners and Michael has read the book a think a total of 5 or 6 times and I'm on my 2nd time through as well as the podcast. It is good to keep you going.

This has taken on a whole new meaning for me in the last few weeks really. I realized my goals in life are bigger than just surviving. I don't want to be living the paycheck to paycheck anymore. I want to be living life, making memories, and giving in big big ways.

Here is to February bringing the final payment on the credit card and starting on our second to last loan!

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