Comments on: excel, excellent https://thisfish.com/excel-excellent/ Found the bike. Not changing the title. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:54:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Jenn https://thisfish.com/excel-excellent/#comment-35377 Jenn Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:57:30 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1710#comment-35377 <p>It is so refreshing to know that there is light at the end of the tunnel (In regards to being debt free). With a move in July, and needing furniture etc, I have accumulated more debt than I ever imagined! Any helpful tips on what to cut back on? And how to not have "IMPULSE" spending?!<br /><br />Keep up the great work!<br /><br />I love your blog!!</p> It is so refreshing to know that there is light at the end of the tunnel (In regards to being debt free). With a move in July, and needing furniture etc, I have accumulated more debt than I ever imagined! Any helpful tips on what to cut back on? And how to not have “IMPULSE” spending?!

Keep up the great work!

I love your blog!!

]]> By: Amber https://thisfish.com/excel-excellent/#comment-35376 Amber Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:21:38 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1710#comment-35376 <p>Nicely done! And I am right there with you. (Except substitute haircut + highlights for manicure.) I'm actually sort of addicted to thriftiness now because I get such a thrill from watching the numbers go down (slowly, but still) on Mint. Also, I think New York has a way of exacerbating youthful foolish spending. I was really not smart about the credit cards during those first few years here. Anyway, keep up the good work! And know you're not the only one. </p> Nicely done! And I am right there with you. (Except substitute haircut + highlights for manicure.) I’m actually sort of addicted to thriftiness now because I get such a thrill from watching the numbers go down (slowly, but still) on Mint. Also, I think New York has a way of exacerbating youthful foolish spending. I was really not smart about the credit cards during those first few years here. Anyway, keep up the good work! And know you’re not the only one.

]]> By: Tinkster https://thisfish.com/excel-excellent/#comment-35375 Tinkster Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:45:54 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1710#comment-35375 <p>I think I was 24 when I first started reading your blog. An odd fascination at the time was that you were then a tech writer, a profession I'd never heard of until I became one myself, and your name was Heather H, also same as mine, and I think we're about a year apart in age. </p><br /><br /><p>Random omg-me-toos aside, I've tagged along because I love your writing style and the way you share your life, be it parallel or perpendicular. So kudos for all the awesome new developments you've had this year! I'm just now starting to wrestle down my debt, and it's encouraging to see someone else succeeding, even if the thread of connection is ever so small.</p><br /><br /><p>I married my own DL a year ago January, so a house is on our want list as well. So best of luck, and hopefully the forseeable future will see us both debt-free in shiny (affordable) new houses! Merry Christmas :)<br /><br /></p> I think I was 24 when I first started reading your blog. An odd fascination at the time was that you were then a tech writer, a profession I’d never heard of until I became one myself, and your name was Heather H, also same as mine, and I think we’re about a year apart in age.

Random omg-me-toos aside, I’ve tagged along because I love your writing style and the way you share your life, be it parallel or perpendicular. So kudos for all the awesome new developments you’ve had this year! I’m just now starting to wrestle down my debt, and it’s encouraging to see someone else succeeding, even if the thread of connection is ever so small.

I married my own DL a year ago January, so a house is on our want list as well. So best of luck, and hopefully the forseeable future will see us both debt-free in shiny (affordable) new houses! Merry Christmas :)

]]> By: Emily https://thisfish.com/excel-excellent/#comment-35374 Emily Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:49:12 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1710#comment-35374 <p>Oh Fish, I totally understand! I'm on a pretty tight budget right now, and sometimes I just want to throw it all out the window (like this morning, while I was paying bills and I didn't want to make that credit card payment) and shop. Thanks for that reality check :)</p><br /><br /><p>Good luck, and merry Christmas!</p> Oh Fish, I totally understand! I’m on a pretty tight budget right now, and sometimes I just want to throw it all out the window (like this morning, while I was paying bills and I didn’t want to make that credit card payment) and shop. Thanks for that reality check :)

Good luck, and merry Christmas!

]]> By: Nicole https://thisfish.com/excel-excellent/#comment-35373 Nicole Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:01:46 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1710#comment-35373 <p>Good on ya, Fish! <br /><br />I'm jumping in with a second recommendation for Dave Ramsey. His Financial University totally changed my life. I'm 29 and have been debt free for two years - after paying off $35,000 in about three years. <br /><br />Being debt free and cash wise is life changing. <br /><br />Check it out and happy holidays!</p> Good on ya, Fish!

I’m jumping in with a second recommendation for Dave Ramsey. His Financial University totally changed my life. I’m 29 and have been debt free for two years – after paying off $35,000 in about three years.

Being debt free and cash wise is life changing.

Check it out and happy holidays!

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