Comments on: Get Out of Debt! – March Update http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/2009/03/get-out-of-debt-march-update/ investing in your future, one day at a time Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:57:26 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: samanthapeppercorn http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/2009/03/get-out-of-debt-march-update/comment-page-1/#comment-868 samanthapeppercorn Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:14:06 +0000 http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/?p=2652#comment-868 Great post thanks for sharing Great post thanks for sharing

]]> By: The David http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/2009/03/get-out-of-debt-march-update/comment-page-1/#comment-745 The David Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:22:23 +0000 http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/?p=2652#comment-745 Thanks! Every dollar I pay takes me that much closer to financial independence and happiness. Thanks! Every dollar I pay takes me that much closer to financial independence and happiness.

]]> By: Laura @ no more spending http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/2009/03/get-out-of-debt-march-update/comment-page-1/#comment-738 Laura @ no more spending Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:54:48 +0000 http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/?p=2652#comment-738 Any progress, is progress. Congratulations. Keep going :) Any progress, is progress. Congratulations. Keep going :)

]]> By: The David http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/2009/03/get-out-of-debt-march-update/comment-page-1/#comment-737 The David Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:03:43 +0000 http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/?p=2652#comment-737 Wow. Incredibly moving.<br><br>I started out typing the things that I thought were moving and powerful, but I couldn't keep up with it.<br><br>"Fight our way back into the light. Climb out of hell, one inch at a time...<br><br>When we add up all those inches, that's gonna make the f*cking diffence between winning and losing... between living and dying.<br><br>I do get it. Every inch I move forward is another inch towards living.<br><br>And by the way - I gotta thank you. You're the one who said that "Progress is better than perfection" Wow. Incredibly moving.

I started out typing the things that I thought were moving and powerful, but I couldn't keep up with it.

“Fight our way back into the light. Climb out of hell, one inch at a time…

When we add up all those inches, that's gonna make the f*cking diffence between winning and losing… between living and dying.

I do get it. Every inch I move forward is another inch towards living.

And by the way – I gotta thank you. You're the one who said that “Progress is better than perfection”

]]> By: DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/2009/03/get-out-of-debt-march-update/comment-page-1/#comment-735 DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:35:24 +0000 http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/?p=2652#comment-735 David-- Don't get discouraged . . . it is a battle of inches.<br><br>Check out this video from the movie, Any Given Sunday . . . You will understand.<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO4tIrjBDkk" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO4tIrjBDkk</a> David– Don't get discouraged . . . it is a battle of inches.

Check out this video from the movie, Any Given Sunday . . . You will understand.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO4tIrjBDkk

]]> By: The David http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/2009/03/get-out-of-debt-march-update/comment-page-1/#comment-733 The David Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:18:13 +0000 http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/?p=2652#comment-733 Progress is progress...I'm not discouraged now. I was for a little bit when I wrote this, but I quickly got over it. After all, it's better to have progress than perfection, right?<br><br>I think that for me, tinkering with the budget is a better option. I never really planned out how much I needed to pay off each month to do it in a year. I just kind of assumed it would happen.<br><br>Aside from details, I think that I may be taking on too much. I'm also trying to build up a good size vacation fund while I pay down debt. Which seems kind of counter-intuitive, but like I said, I really love travelling.<br><br>So I'm thinking of two options...<br><br>1) Change my priorities, and stop saving as much for a vacation<br>2) Extend my timeline, and shoot to pay off my debt by next March. All my debt is on 0% cards, provided that I pay it off by next March.<br><br>As much as I hate to put off paying down my debt, I feel like that would be better, as there's no penalty for it, and it allows me to keep my other goals alive too. Progress is progress…I'm not discouraged now. I was for a little bit when I wrote this, but I quickly got over it. After all, it's better to have progress than perfection, right?

I think that for me, tinkering with the budget is a better option. I never really planned out how much I needed to pay off each month to do it in a year. I just kind of assumed it would happen.

Aside from details, I think that I may be taking on too much. I'm also trying to build up a good size vacation fund while I pay down debt. Which seems kind of counter-intuitive, but like I said, I really love travelling.

So I'm thinking of two options…

1) Change my priorities, and stop saving as much for a vacation
2) Extend my timeline, and shoot to pay off my debt by next March. All my debt is on 0% cards, provided that I pay it off by next March.

As much as I hate to put off paying down my debt, I feel like that would be better, as there's no penalty for it, and it allows me to keep my other goals alive too.

]]> By: The David http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/2009/03/get-out-of-debt-march-update/comment-page-1/#comment-732 The David Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:13:26 +0000 http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/?p=2652#comment-732 I'll try to turn a few colors for you next month.<br><br>I'm glad you like it too. It gives me a good way of understanding exactly what numbers and percentages mean. I'll try to turn a few colors for you next month.

I'm glad you like it too. It gives me a good way of understanding exactly what numbers and percentages mean.

]]> By: The David http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/2009/03/get-out-of-debt-march-update/comment-page-1/#comment-731 The David Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:12:52 +0000 http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/?p=2652#comment-731 I will. I'm still moving forward, even if it is more slowly. That's something to be proud of (and a much better option than giving up!) I will. I'm still moving forward, even if it is more slowly. That's something to be proud of (and a much better option than giving up!)

]]> By: Ken http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/2009/03/get-out-of-debt-march-update/comment-page-1/#comment-730 Ken Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:48:39 +0000 http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/?p=2652#comment-730 'Don't get discouraged" ..words for all of us as we whittle down our debt loads...keep at it! 'Don't get discouraged” ..words for all of us as we whittle down our debt loads…keep at it!

]]> By: oneadvice http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/2009/03/get-out-of-debt-march-update/comment-page-1/#comment-728 oneadvice Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:17:18 +0000 http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/?p=2652#comment-728 Don't worry about March... Just look towards what you can do in April!<br>I am looking forward to seeing all those red boxes turn green ... it is really good to visualise it in that way, gives you another way of looking at your progress. Don't worry about March… Just look towards what you can do in April!
I am looking forward to seeing all those red boxes turn green … it is really good to visualise it in that way, gives you another way of looking at your progress.

]]> By: Adam @ Checkbook Diaries http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/2009/03/get-out-of-debt-march-update/comment-page-1/#comment-727 Adam @ Checkbook Diaries Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:50:32 +0000 http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/?p=2652#comment-727 As long as you keep plugging away and don't get discouraged, progress is progress. Any way you can bring in a few extra bucks every month so you don't have to tinker with your budget too much? As long as you keep plugging away and don't get discouraged, progress is progress. Any way you can bring in a few extra bucks every month so you don't have to tinker with your budget too much?

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