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Amber

South Floridian on the "Get Rid of Debt" cycle for a second time. 💰

My journey begins with tackling Baby Step 2

Started tracking my progress on 4/21/2017, but did not get serious until August 2017

November 26, 2018 I bought my home 🏡
February 11, 2025 I bought my car 🚗

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Sinking funds
* Fun/vacation $119.27
* Christmas club $206.33
* Sorority $166.46
* Gifts (e.g. birthdays, showers) $114.15
* Car maintenance/insurance $615.37
* HOA $1238.20
* Home Mortgage $2,713.63
Monthly payment $759.74
* Home Repairs $257.55
* Prof. Certification renewal $21.25
* Medical/HSA $171.93
*Car Payment Acct $1192.91
Baby step 1 (EF) $11,048.47
Baby step 1b (Reserved car payment) $1450.45
Rollover IRA $22,322.37
IRA Previous balance $25,459.86
401(k) $35,588.02
Roth IRA $152.58

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Started May 2019
Net worth beginning -$183,166.24

Net-worth
7/31/2023 $51,814.80
7/14/2023 $54,344.13
6/7/2022 $39,799.17

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Debt

2/11/2025 Car
Original balance $41,000
New Balance 36,000
Monthly Car Payment $591.28

11/1/18
Original Mortgage: $140,000.00
Mortgage financed: $119,500.00
New balance: $98,280

10/2022 Student Loan Consolidated Original Balance: $35,622.23
New Balance: $8077.30
Interest accrual $1.62 as of 2/5
Daily interest rate $1.62
January 2025 Balance was 24,155.10

Consolidated student loans on 10/18/2022
Student Loan 2: $55,202.21
* Initial Account 4 balance $28,711.66
• Current account bal #4 bal $0
* Initial Account 2 balance $13,873.23
• Current Account Bal #2 bal $0

Student Loan 1: $28,046.16
* Initial Account 1 balance $8,141.53
* Current Account #1 balance $0
* Initial Account balance $19,904.63
• Current account #3 balance $0

CC12: BOA Travel
Org. Balance: $2050
New Balance: $0

CC11: Home Depot
Org. Balance $2600
New Balance $0

CC10: Sams club Starting balance $10,150.69
New balance: $ 0

CC9: BoA starting to balance $0
New Balance: $0

CC8: Macy's Amex starting balance $0
New balance $0

CC7: JCP starting balance $2,608.12
New balance $0

CC6: Macy's store starting balance $0
New balance $0

CC5: HSBC starting balance $2,115.00
New balance $0

CC4: Target starting balance $1,992.32
New balance $0

CC3: City Furniture starting balance $1,821.31
New balance $0

CC2: Citi 2 starting balance $9300
New balance $8,300
Balance transfer

CC1: Citi 1 $0

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still at it

November 4th, 2009 at 04:33 pm

well i am still temping which is good, i also had an interwiew yesterday Lord I pray i get it

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5 Responses to “still at it”

Ima saver Says:
November 4th, 2009 at 04:36 pm 1257352577
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Keeping fingers crossed!!
creditcardfree Says:
November 4th, 2009 at 04:39 pm 1257352769
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Good luck!!
Mooshocker Says:
November 4th, 2009 at 07:33 pm 1257363193
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You will get something, but rest assured, it will be His precious gift to you. It may not be this one in particular, but He knows when and what to send your way. God bless.
LuxLiving Says:
November 4th, 2009 at 11:26 pm 1257377186
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Congrats on the temp position!!
lizajane Says:
November 5th, 2009 at 04:08 am 1257394112
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Keeping toes crossed too!

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