About a month ago, I wrote about how I was feeling apathetic and sad… basically I was depressed. There, I said the d word. One of my resolutions to combat this bout of apathy was to start exercising, in particular running more. I made a goal of running 5k nonstop and even downloaded a couch to 5k app. At first I was cynical. Coming from a girl who exercised once a month… and only when dragged to the gym by…
Welcome to my June 2019 student loan debt progress! If you are new here, every month, I post the progress I’ve made on paying off my student loans. I’ve done this since I first started paying down my loans in July 2017 and it has been so worth it. I do this to hold myself accountable and to share my debt progress with others who are also facing debt payments of their own. Debt paid this month: $2,650.80 Debt remaining:…
“I got that summertime, summertime sadness…” is completely stuck in my head and unfortunately it describes my life right now. I feel trapped. And apathetic. And sad. How’s that for a way to begin the summer? But I’m hoping that it gets better. Maybe it’s because it’s been a cloudy and rainy spring these past few months. But summer’s here now and I’ve always been a summer girl. Okay, but let’s backtrack and get to the issue at hand. I…
I just had an epiphany. Here’s how it began: After I finished rounding up my May budget and spending, I proceeded to update my Debt Progress page and realized that I only made a measly 1% change in my debt progress from the previous month. Upon taking a closer look, I realized I’ve only lowered my student loans by $7,500 since the start of 2019! I already had to change my goal from fully paying off all my student loans…
Welcome to my May 2019 student loan debt progress! If you are new here, every month, I post the progress I’ve made on paying off my student loans. I’ve done this since I first started paying down my loans in July 2017 and it has been so worth it. I do this to hold myself accountable and to share my debt progress with others who are also facing debt payments of their own. Debt paid this month: $2,191 Debt remaining:…
Welcome to my April 2019 student loan debt progress! If you are new here, every month, I post the progress I’ve made on paying off my student loans. I’ve done this since I first started paying down my loans in July 2017 and it has been so worth it. I do this to hold myself accountable and to share my debt progress with others who are also facing debt payments of their own. Debt paid this month: $2,191 Debt remaining:…
From the futuristic bright lights of Tokyo’s Shinjuku, to the picturesque temples and Japanese gardens of traditional Kyoto, Japan has everything and more to offer. Hard as it is to believe, Japan was actually never on my bucket list of places to visit. Truthfully, I only went because it was on so many of my friends’ bucket list. When they decided that Spring of 2019 was the time to go, I must admit, that while no longer a teenager, the…
Welcome to my March 2019 student loan debt progress and net worth report! If you are new here, every month, I post the progress I’ve made on paying off my student loans. I’ve done this since I first started paying down my loans in July 2017 and it has been so worth it. I do this to hold myself accountable and to share my debt progress with others who are also facing debt payments of their own. Debt paid this…
Welcome to my February 2019 student loan debt progress! If you are new here, every month, I post the progress I’ve made on paying off my student loans. I’ve done this since I first started paying down my loans in July 2017 and it has been so worth it. I do this to hold myself accountable and to share my debt progress with others who are also facing debt payments of their own. Debt paid this month: $2,000 Debt remaining:…
Do you wish you can save more money? Sorry, trick question. Of course, you do. I don’t know anyone who’d say no to that question. Saving money can be hard. But it doesn’t have to be complicated. The biggest hurdle to saving is that most people make it more complicated than it needs to be. Contrary to what some people think, you don’t need to have your life completely together to start saving. So here are some simple ways you…