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McPhock
Dec 25, 2004
hat-wearing champion of rhode island
Try poking around on this blog:

http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/

Sounds like you're definitely heading in the right direction. :)

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McPhock
Dec 25, 2004
hat-wearing champion of rhode island
I mentioned this blog earlier, but this specific post might be of interest to you:

http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/04/18/news-flash-your-debt-is-an-emergency/

I agree, by and very large, with his assertions here. (This is coming from someone who is paying off the last 1k of 100k in debt from a failed business this month.)

My wife and I reduced our consumption to the bare minimums... called all our services (gas, insurance, water, power, cell, cable, etc) to negotiate for reduce rates. We did permit ourselves a very tiny "fun" money category, but every single dollar beyond bare minimum + tiny fun went to debt.


Either way, as others here have said, you've got an awesome attitude about this whole process. When you reduce your consumption, and start to pay down your debt, I bet you'll start to realize that you didn't need most of the poo poo you were buying anyway.

Cant wait to hear your updates along the way :)

(Also check out this too: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2015/09/20/google-fi-review/) Maybe could cheapen the phone bill.

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