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Feeling pretty good...

April 7th, 2008 at 02:53 am

So I'm feeling pretty good right now. It was just a good weekend. Weather is getting nice.

And in the financial sense, I'm feeling pretty good too : ) we're still FAR FAR FAR from our goal, but I see little baby steps have come a long way. I was cranky the other day due to the Wamu bill coming. I paid off $3000 last month and thought my new monthly minimum would be lower than it was. It was roughly $300, now it's roughly $192 or something. But I guess $100 is a lot for it to go down. The balance is about $6,400 now, so that really is a huge dent : ) Yay!

The JC Penney card will be paid off this month. I only owe $72 for it to be paid off. Yay! One less thing to worry about.

I'm madly in love with our new foster dog. I know not everyone is a crazy dog person like we are, but this is the kind of dog that changes lives. Seriously. Seeing the abuse this dog went through (missing patches of fur that is now scar tissue due to being set on fire by the @#&$ who had him before) and seeing how happy he is now, just to be alive and be a dog... it's great. If we were more financially stable right now, I'd be a foster failure and keep this guy! I'm sure when we are ready for a second dog though, there will be another shelter dog with a bad past looking for a home (although wouldn't it be nice if there wasn't and they all had homes by then?!)

I paid a bunch of bills a few minutes ago... for the first time in a LONG time, I'm on time with everything and the next bill due isn't due until the 18th. HAPPY! Amazing to see the steps we've taken... I can FINALLY see a light at the end of this tunnel of debt!! We really do still owe a ton of $$$, but one thing at a time...

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5 Responses to “Feeling pretty good...”

  1. 76Chick Says:
    April 7th, 2008 at 03:22 am 1207538526
    1207538526

    Congrats on your progress... it's a great feeling, huh?

  2. campfrugal Says:
    April 7th, 2008 at 12:07 pm 1207570050
    1207570050

    It sounds like your doing a great job. Stay focused.

  3. Carolina Bound Says:
    April 7th, 2008 at 12:29 pm 1207571372
    1207571372

    My cousin had a foster dog -- her first. She ended up keeping her. Her name is "Foster." Smile

  4. dmontngrey Says:
    April 7th, 2008 at 04:15 pm 1207584930
    1207584930

    Great job with the debt - and the dog! We took in a 10 year old black lab mix in Jan 2007 and he has been such a joy. He arrived almost 20 lbs under a healthy weight, had a cigarette burn on his nose, and who knows what else? We get such joy seeing how happy (and spoiled!) he is just lounging around and being a dog. He's safe and warm inside now, instead of abandoned outside, starved, and abused. You're doing a great thing getting him to his forever home and yes, unfortunately, there will be someone like him who needs a home when you are ready.

  5. sillyoleme Says:
    April 7th, 2008 at 09:44 pm 1207604679
    1207604679

    It's great to see that you actually are makimg progress, isn't it?

    I am a dog lover myself... we always had outside dogs when I was growing up, and I swear I used to envy those dogs' lives. All they did was romp around on our farm, eat, follow us when we'd ride our horses, or make burrows in the hay in our barn on cold nights. I have adopted numerous dogs from the shelter, and it's so wonderful to see them run around in the yard, just enjoying life!

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