Friday, December 14, 2007

READY TO GO

AOL managed to fix the problem with finding the journals; I finally have access to my private one.

Since my last post, my husband has been receiving job offers from EVERYWHERE! LOL And he managed to find "bridge" work until he starts working for the city December 31st.  Getting the job is great, but he still needed to earn some money in the meantime! LOL  He likes this temp gig that he has, too.  They are paying him what he is worth, and once their work is finished, no matter how early or late, they go home! 

Now, I am ready to start thinking about where I would like to move.  All of those thoughts were at a standstill here for awhile, naturally, because of money issues.  We really, really need more space.  Nicolette needs her own room, and the kids just need more space, period.  We ALL need more space! LOL  I want to rent a nice place now, and by the time we are ready to buy a home, our debt should be totally, if not all, paid off.  I joke with my husband a lot, telling him that in a few years, after paying off these debts, the realtors will be knocking our door down trying to sell us a home!  I want to be in a position where we aren't limited in our choices in which to live.  And we want to find the perfect home, one that will meet all of our needs.  Well, hopefully, we will be moving to a bigger apartment by the summertime.

I was going to try and buy another car next year, but one of our neighbors, a mechanic, begged me not to get rid of my car, promising me that he could keep Nelly running!  So far, so good; Nelly is running fine!   I guess I will be holding on to my old car for a little while longer, which is good, because I really don't want a car note right now. I don't want ANY unnecessary debts, for that matter.   I am determined to pare down this debt, which isn't much, compared to most.  I can wait a few more years.       

Well, it's getting close to the time for me to clock out...........G'night, y'all!

Adrian

   

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

THE DEBT-FREE ROAD

I am happy to announce that I have three accounts paid off so far!  Yippee!

It isn't an easy road, though.  It was easy to get into debt, but very, very difficult to get out of.  And participating in a debt-management agency is no picnic; I still have to contact my creditors to obtain balance updates.  It is shameful that companies pay peope to be overly mean, rude and obnoxious for no reason at all.  

Regardless of the cruel creditors, I am determined to be debt-free by the age of 40.   And with three creditors paid off, my dream is slowly but surely becoming a reality.

Oh, I almost forgot...........

Finally, Matthew has a new job!  A STABLE job!!!  A PERMANENT job!!! A job with BENEFITS!!!! HALLELUJAH!!!!

Matthew will be starting his new job as a Technical Hardware Analyst/Traffic Signal Maintenance Technician ("signal-light man," LOL) at the end of this month, for the city!!!  I am SO HAPPY for him, and I am really, really hoping that, besides a salary, that he will really enjoy his job as much as I enjoy mine!

Adrian