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No Debt Update and Why 3 Months?

I really appreciate the BAD community’s guidance when it comes to listing my house in the best light. But I will say, I never want to have to move out of a house or sell another house as long as I live. The next home…well, it better be the one…

Blogging Away Debt · Feb 28, 2025

Nope, Not Sold

I thought it was a done deal. Handshake offer. Continued messages for about a week. Plans to go to the bank to provide docs for his loan. More plans to come by and see the house. Lawyer engaged to draw up contract.

Blogging Away Debt · Feb 27, 2025

One Day Later – We have a Deal

After two months of constant work on purging, packing, cleaning, my house went on the market on 2/10. I listed it FSBO on Facebook and Zillow.

Blogging Away Debt · Feb 24, 2025

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3 years later…

We all remember when I lost my dream job back in the summer of 2022. The contract job that became a full time W2 role essentially shutting down my consultant business. It truly was my dream job. Working with a dream team. It was everything I could have asked for…

Blogging Away Debt · Feb 21, 2025

Really Tight Month

I need to make $6,000 in the next 5 weeks to be able to cover February and March bills. While I’ve got the work under contract, they are slow to get started and up and running. So I’ve only brought in a couple of hundred dollars each week this month…

Blogging Away Debt · Feb 18, 2025

Talking About Money

As a state employee at a public institution, all salary information is part of the public record. This level of transparency can be incredibly useful, especially when negotiating a raise. Having access to concrete data allows employees to advocate for equitable pay by directly comparing their salaries to those of…

Blogging Away Debt · Feb 17, 2025

The House is Officially on the Market

My house is on the market. It’s currently listed FSBO with a notice that I will pay buyer’s agents 3%. I’ve identified the agent who will take over the listing at the end of February if it’s not under contract by the time I leave for Texas. The process of…

Blogging Away Debt · Feb 15, 2025

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A New Barter – Website for Boarding

We’ve used the same boarding facility since we got the dogs here in Georgia. They are absolutely amazing. And that has been rewarded with tremendous growth.

Blogging Away Debt · Feb 12, 2025

The Best Piggy Banks That Can Help Teach Kids Money Management Skills

I’m always on the lookout for gifts that can teach my son about money management. A while back I bought him a kids piggy bank designed to instill positive financial habits. I know some of you thought it was pretty neat, so I went searching for similar kids piggy banks…

Blogging Away Debt · Feb 8, 2025

Car Camping

I realize that my choices are not for everyone. People here at BAD hate my kitchen remodel, couldn’t believe that I chose to homeschool my kids, never liked that I chose contract work over a corporate career, and I help my kids too much, etc. I could probably list a…

Blogging Away Debt · Feb 6, 2025

Finding Opie a Home

Opie is one of two dogs that I adopted on my last day at my dream job. I was completely devastated and my confidence shattered when I was given from that job. I remember that day clearly. I’m feeling sorry for myself, scrolling Facebook, and our local shelter posts a…

Blogging Away Debt · Feb 3, 2025

How to Find a Financial Advisor

When I was talking about my 2025 financial goals, one of the goals I mentioned was hiring a financial advisor. My husband and I had initial consultations with a couple of advisors maybe 2-3 years ago but walked away without hiring anyone. At the time, it felt like we were…

Blogging Away Debt · Feb 3, 2025

February Goals

I am not making enough to cover my monthly bills. And my reserve cash will be exhausted after covering February bills. So while I do have some cash flow starting up…it’s a trickle, things are going to be really tight this month. And that is okay.

Blogging Away Debt · Feb 1, 2025

The Plan

It’s the last day of the first month of 2025. I completed my first No Spend Month of the calendar year without going over my “budget” although it didn’t get spent the way I had planned.

Blogging Away Debt · Jan 31, 2025

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Blogging Away Debt · Jan 29, 2025

Health Insurance for the Win!

Well, God sure does work in mysterious ways. I finally break down and cough up the money to get health insurance in December. It takes effect on January 1.

Blogging Away Debt · Jan 20, 2025

2025: A Year of Peace, Purpose, and Planning

Thanks for the kind comments on my last post. Unfortunately, only a few hours after that post was published, my dad passed away. It wasn’t a huge shock—I had just written about his transition to hospice care—but at the same time, he had seemed physically stable. I thought we had…

Blogging Away Debt · Jan 8, 2025

Want to make money taking surveys?

You know I’m always on the lookout for a side hustle that actually pays money. I learned about User Interviews a few months ago from a social media couple I follow: thegoldenroad <-This is a link to their Instagram account if you want to check them out and this is their…

Blogging Away Debt · Jan 8, 2025

Relaunch of EPOH

I spent the end of last month knowing I had no steady income coming into 2025. And I wasn’t freaked out. What a refreshing change from years past when any blip in my work threw me into a full panic. Just thinking back brings the pit back to my stomach.

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Blogging Away Debt · Jan 6, 2025

DIY Home Improvements & Repairs

The home improvements continue. I have so much time on my hands. And do want to be ready should I ever truly decide if I’m staying or going.

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