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November 6th, 2006 at 08:09 pm

Hi, folks! I am excited to actually start this blog. I have spent the last several weeks reading many of your blogs and thought, what the heck! I might as well document my process online as I aim to reach financial freedom. Maybe you guys out there in internet-land can provide guidance and support along the way.

Here's a brief history about our family. I'm the saver. My DH is the spender. We have two great kids. We recently sold our home when we relocated due to getting new jobs. In selling the house, we paid off over $35k in credit card debt... our credit card debt actually was as high as $60k at one point before I buckled down and became determined to pay it off. So, right now, currently, we just bought a house with a $288k mortgage and we owe $9k on a vehicle loan. That is all the debt we have right now.

I'll post again with our income/debt numbers for all of you to see! Smile

9 Responses to “Let's Begin!”

  1. janh Says:
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    Welcome! Looking forward to "hearing" more from you.

  2. Thrifty Ray Says:
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    Welcome to the zoo! I am sure your will enjoy the comraderie here!!

  3. Broken Arrow Says:
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    Zoo indeed. Big Grin The blogs have been hopping lately. However, you are most certainly welcome here. So, can you elaborate on your degree and job?

  4. tinapbeana Says:
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    welcome to savingadvice! congrats on getting the CC debt cleared up: i hope it feels as good as i imagine Smile

  5. fern Says:
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    I think all of us here think about $$ a lot, and anything money-related is fair game for discussion.

    So what interest rate are you paying on that hefty mortgage?

  6. cashqueen Says:
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    Welcome! I'm sure you'll get lots of good advice hear. I'd love to hear more about what you do for a living...considering it has to do with money.

  7. all4money Says:
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    I know it's a hefty mortgage but we moved into a very, very high hopping real estate market. It was difficult to find this home much less anything below $300k that was decent. To give you perspective, a 1600 sq ft home in this area would run about $250k. Our house is brand new and is 2600 sq ft in the perfect location with respect to town and work so we feel very fortunate to have found it.

  8. Anonymous Says:
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    Hi, there. Welcome aboard.

  9. LuckyRobin Says:
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    Okay, that was me, as Anonymous. Don't know why it did that.

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