I know that Dave says $1,000 for emergencies but I need at least one month of expenses stashed away, and that total comes to about $2500. Though I split the bills (e.g. Rent, water) with the significant other, I'd rather have the full amount because you never know. I'm socking away $100 a month to the EF, plus anything extra (e.g Poshmark sales, iBotta). I'm also adding to the car maintenance fund and other sinking funds, all in all I save about $400 a month total.
I know some would say that this isn't the DR way but it works for me and it gives me a peace of mind. I did my debt free journey once before without Dave, only thing I did wrong was get caught up in living like everyone else. I found DR after and I'm staying focus, vowing not to go down this path again, besides I'm too old for this foolishness.
I need to figure out how to pay an extra $200 a month on this student loan to stop the bleeding. Once I get the EF to about $2500 I should be able to.
I don't know, what I see happening in this country scares me. Yes, I'm a conservative but I don't like what I'm seeing, home prices are going back up and companies are laying off. This is probably why I've shift my attention so much to paying off debt and saving. When the last recession hit, I was debt free. I had a nice savings. All my friends were panicking, I took a trip to Puerto Rico. My goal is to knock out what I can. When the house sells, I should be able to pretty much take care of all my debts, and they will be gone with maybe the exception of one student loan.
While I see my friends on Facebook doing great things, new cars, new houses, $1000 iPhone, trips, etc I know that pretty much all are drowning in debt. They think that it's all good because they're able to pay their bills every month, but yet they're just one emergency away from mess. Not me, I'm done.
Well it's late, I'm going to try and finish my May book, "Rich Dad, Poor Dad, before the end of the month. It's okay. I don't agree with every but at least I'm able to take some things away.
The Struggle is Real
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May 25th, 2018 at 10:52 am 1527245528
Looking forward to hearing your progress on CC5! What's the predicted pay off on this one?
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May 25th, 2018 at 01:33 pm 1527255215
CCF the projected pay off on CC5 is late June, early July 😀
I'm so excited!
May 26th, 2018 at 12:32 am 1527294750
Dave says keeping it at $1000 keeps you going with a sense of fear to make you focus. I'm not all that into having a sense of fear driving me. I can focus without fear, but I can't focus without some sense of security. I'd rather have a larger EF of one month's expenses than be afraid all the time. That might change if DH's job becomes permanent, but I don't think so. Also, he's been saying $1000 for many years, but I don't think that keeps up with the rising prices of everything.
May 26th, 2018 at 11:21 am 1527333678
Lol, no thank goodness the lay off isn't at my current employer, it's the company I just left.
I'm in HR, on average to find a job here in south Florida it's about 8 months to a year. HR jobs are hard to come by, turn over is generally low