Kick Debt's Butt

Employed! Finally...after a few months of absolutely nothing I was offered a position with my old company! So now I'm back to kicking debt's butt - however my situation remains tenuous as long as I carry this much debt, so I'm being as aggressive as I can be!

My own company was gaining momentum, but this really is not the right economy to be starting your own business unless you have significant private financing available (i.e., serious change in your own bank account).

That being said, I'm happy to be back on a corporate payroll - the consistency of steady payments will allow me to pick back up where I left off paying off debt.

I had a couple of late payments during my lean months so my interest rate skyrocketed on a couple of cards. Not only did that impact my credit score, but it put me further in the hole. So my first order of business is to pay those high rate cards off!

How funny is it, that to the day, I wrote this article:

The new McLane reel mower is on the way!

and have just finished a great afternoon of yard work which included using this great little lawn mower. Before I made this purchase, I had forgotten how nice it is to take pride in doing your own yard work.

So now I've cut, edged, and mowed and can admire my work with a cold one!

As I sit here and pen the first post in months on Kick Debt's Butt, I find myself somewhat relieved.

Finally the icy job waters have started to warm a bit and I am faced with securing gainful employment yet again.

We still have our house, our cars, our health, and our happiness. Thankfully! And we have paid down some debt in the meantime - not a lot - but some.

With my new income stream I should be able to pick right back up on the debt snowball I had started back in January.

Oh, and by the way, I paid off my lawnmower last month, which means now I start up the break even curve every time I cut the grass!