Comments on: trippin’ https://thisfish.com/trippin/ 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: Teresa https://thisfish.com/trippin/#comment-34869 Teresa Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:11:31 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1685#comment-34869 <p>11 years of perfect payment history! wow! get the less important (specialized) accounts paid off... pay just a couple extra dollars on these cards whenever you can... and I loved the tip jar idea... I tip well for anyone who makes me smile (you make me laugh myself silly on a regular basis.... I owe you big already)... now all you have to do is make this happen... </p> 11 years of perfect payment history! wow! get the less important (specialized) accounts paid off… pay just a couple extra dollars on these cards whenever you can… and I loved the tip jar idea… I tip well for anyone who makes me smile (you make me laugh myself silly on a regular basis…. I owe you big already)… now all you have to do is make this happen…

]]> By: Anonymous https://thisfish.com/trippin/#comment-34868 Anonymous Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:29:08 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1685#comment-34868 <p>No way, no how on the debt consolidation thing. I have eleven years of perfect payment history. I'm not closing my credit accounts. Once they're paid off, my credit score will be rocktastic. The only thing hurting it happens to be the amount of debt I have - I have no negative anythings on my credit reports. </p> No way, no how on the debt consolidation thing. I have eleven years of perfect payment history. I’m not closing my credit accounts. Once they’re paid off, my credit score will be rocktastic. The only thing hurting it happens to be the amount of debt I have – I have no negative anythings on my credit reports.

]]> By: Kathy https://thisfish.com/trippin/#comment-34867 Kathy Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:14:09 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1685#comment-34867 <p>I'll second the debt counseling agency; they can really help lower your bill payments and help you budget a little more efficiently.</p><br /><br /><p>I know this sounds depressing, but I'll also support the mention of getting a second job. I was in debt too several years ago and worked 2 jobs for the longest time so I didn't have that "do I have enough for food" stress in my life. Restaurant work is a super easy way to make fast cash without any residual stress of deadlines/reports/meetings that you get from working in an office. </p><br /><br /><p>Eventually I got my debt paid off and have learned my lesson. Always give yourself options in life! Having soul-draining debt really limits your options, which I think is one of the biggest gifts you can take away from yourself.</p> I’ll second the debt counseling agency; they can really help lower your bill payments and help you budget a little more efficiently.

I know this sounds depressing, but I’ll also support the mention of getting a second job. I was in debt too several years ago and worked 2 jobs for the longest time so I didn’t have that “do I have enough for food” stress in my life. Restaurant work is a super easy way to make fast cash without any residual stress of deadlines/reports/meetings that you get from working in an office.

Eventually I got my debt paid off and have learned my lesson. Always give yourself options in life! Having soul-draining debt really limits your options, which I think is one of the biggest gifts you can take away from yourself.

]]> By: Tasha https://thisfish.com/trippin/#comment-34866 Tasha Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:30:54 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1685#comment-34866 <p>Heather, it does end. It takes time, but it does. Aside from my six figure student loan that I will be paying off until the day I die, I can proudly say that I am debt- free, as of June of this year. I was 34,000 bucks in the hole, just from credit cards, about 5 years ago. Credit cards with up to 22% interest because I was so bad at managing my money.</p><br /><br /><p>One day I just sat there crying because I was so overwhelmed. I decided to sign up with a debt management agency. I closed all my accounts, they got my interest rates lowered to 6%, and took a serious look at my spending habits. I moved to a small, crappy apartment to save $400 a month, traded in my car for an el cheapo (savings:$140 a month), started cutting coupons, ate lots of Ramen and mac & cheese again (my college diet), shopped at Wal Mart, etc. It took 5 years, but I can't tell you how elated I was to make that last payment. <br /><br />All this, really, to let you know that it can be done, that it sucks ass while you're doing it, but it does end. Plus, you learn a lot about how you spend money in the process.Hang in there, and remember to breathe, ok?</p> Heather, it does end. It takes time, but it does. Aside from my six figure student loan that I will be paying off until the day I die, I can proudly say that I am debt- free, as of June of this year. I was 34,000 bucks in the hole, just from credit cards, about 5 years ago. Credit cards with up to 22% interest because I was so bad at managing my money.

One day I just sat there crying because I was so overwhelmed. I decided to sign up with a debt management agency. I closed all my accounts, they got my interest rates lowered to 6%, and took a serious look at my spending habits. I moved to a small, crappy apartment to save $400 a month, traded in my car for an el cheapo (savings:$140 a month), started cutting coupons, ate lots of Ramen and mac & cheese again (my college diet), shopped at Wal Mart, etc. It took 5 years, but I can’t tell you how elated I was to make that last payment.

All this, really, to let you know that it can be done, that it sucks ass while you’re doing it, but it does end. Plus, you learn a lot about how you spend money in the process.Hang in there, and remember to breathe, ok?

]]> By: Tasha https://thisfish.com/trippin/#comment-34865 Tasha Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:51:40 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=1685#comment-34865 <p>Heather, it does end. It takes time, but it does. Aside from my six figure student loan that I will be paying off until the day I die, I can proudly say that I am debt- free, as of June of this year. I was 34,000 bucks in the hole, just from credit cards, about 5 years ago. Credit cards with up to 22% interest because I was so bad at managing my money.</p><br /><br /><p>One day I just sat there crying because I was so overwhelmed. I decided to sign up with a debt management agency. I closed all my accounts, they got my interest rates lowered to 6%, and took a serious look at my spending habits. I moved to a small, crappy apartment to save $400 a month, traded in my car for an el cheapo (savings:$140 a month), started cutting coupons, ate lots of Ramen and mac & cheese again (my college diet), shopped at Wal Mart, etc. It took 5 years, but I can't tell you how elated I was to make that last payment. <br /><br />All this, really, to let you know that it can be done, that it sucks ass while you're doing it, but it does end. Plus, you learn a lot about how you spend money in the process.Hang in there, and remember to breathe, ok?</p> Heather, it does end. It takes time, but it does. Aside from my six figure student loan that I will be paying off until the day I die, I can proudly say that I am debt- free, as of June of this year. I was 34,000 bucks in the hole, just from credit cards, about 5 years ago. Credit cards with up to 22% interest because I was so bad at managing my money.

One day I just sat there crying because I was so overwhelmed. I decided to sign up with a debt management agency. I closed all my accounts, they got my interest rates lowered to 6%, and took a serious look at my spending habits. I moved to a small, crappy apartment to save $400 a month, traded in my car for an el cheapo (savings:$140 a month), started cutting coupons, ate lots of Ramen and mac & cheese again (my college diet), shopped at Wal Mart, etc. It took 5 years, but I can’t tell you how elated I was to make that last payment.

All this, really, to let you know that it can be done, that it sucks ass while you’re doing it, but it does end. Plus, you learn a lot about how you spend money in the process.Hang in there, and remember to breathe, ok?

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