[The Void]
a breather
2007-06-01
Its small, its one of those things people scoff at...its huge to me.
After my divorce and finishing highschool I had quite the bills racked and waiting my checks.....there was so many calls till the phone was shut off and I really had to make some drastic changes....and loose a good year or so of my life trying to find my land legs. Now that is quite a different story I don't need to go into. Like most folks they have some hard challenges and I have mine as well.
But that was over 12000 dollars worth of bills. That was also only less than ten years ago. I looked over the bills last week. Reshuffled. Reshuffled again. I peered into old accounts. I couldn't believe my eyes......again I looked today. 2137. Thats my debt. wow. Its all on one credit card at the moment. Used to cover medical expenses when my oldest was diagnosed with a seizure disorder. My insurance didn't cover most of the costs that were really needed. They also, didn't cover the meds that was needed that were over 500 a month. So we used plastic......what the hell else was an option?
So I have nit picked at this card. Paying lump sums when I can. I closed the account three years ago so even when I pay it off I no longer have it as an option. I like credit cards. Awesome emergency loans. But I was aiming for no open credit lines and getting back on top. I have a few small bills that roll in, got a library bill of 21.00. Another dental bill at 57.00. So I suppose those I didn't factor in. They are one time payoffs so I view them differently.
But I stood back in just ultmate wonder....I never thought I would get this far before 30.
There is a good sized wish list, and to do list that totals pretty heavy. With our move coming up this year and the projects there. I am amazed that I am taking it on.
But on the other side..I feel cheered on. You have to really recognize those that cheer you on when you are accomplishing your dreams. I was late on that today. I sent out a few emails, and feeling a bit warm and will go playi n the water....
Doe (2007-06-02)
Congratulations!
A great accomplishment :)
Barnabus (2007-06-01)
It sems the experience has left you a far stronger woman than you otherwis might have been, and that is good!! Don't know if it works now or not, but at one time I shuffled a fairly large credit card debt between 2 credit cards, at the end of every month I'd pay off one from the other, but now they have instant interest added, so might go in the hole on it! back then I shuffled them until they were paid off.
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