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  1. 03-18-2010, 12:56 PM #1
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    :thinking: I'm looking for ideas to put our debt reduction progress in some form of visual aid. Like a poster board or... (GIVE ME YOUR IDEAS)

    I think it needs to be a moveable point or total that can be seen at a glance and make you think about debt. I'm asking because I think we may be becoming stangnant (bored with) our debt reduction and I'm looking for a little boost.

    Any ideas? Computer chart doesn't seem to work for us because one of us can't be bothered to look.
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    i put my bs 3 progress directly in my ledger in the form of "scotch taped in" deposit receipts and the new account balances. i see them everyday when i enter my debits for the day.
    11% gross to retirement
    10% takehome to tithe and offerings
    emergency fund maintained at 3000(works for me)
    credit card debt 7500
    mortgage free
    freedom accounts/sinking funds that ebb and flow
    then live on the rest!

    i am trying something new. LDS church advises savings or debt repayment should be the same as the tithe. 10% each.

    "i create prosperity, abundance, and savings for me and my household"
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    Gail on Till Debt To Us Part once blew up a bunch of inflatable Mylar elephants and stuck dollar amounts on them totaling the couple's debt. Every time they paid down an amount, they got to burst a correlating elephant.
    If you could kick in the pants the person responsible for your problems, you wouldn't be able to sit for a month.

    Did you know that a 4 year student paying $20,000/year who finances their education graduates with over $103,000 in debt to start? But a student who works and pays cash and takes 6 years to graduate ends with $6,300 in their pocket! So much for "getting a head start by financing!"

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    Construction paper chain. Each link represents $100's or $1000's - whatever works best for you. String it up in your L/R. When you pay debt down, you get to remove however many links that equals that amount.
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    and it's time to step into the darkness of the unknown,
    faith is knowing that one of two things will happen:
    you will be given something solid to stand on,
    or you will be taught how to fly.” - Edward Teller


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    there are signs that the world is speedily
    coming to an end;
    bribery and corruption are common; children no
    longer obey their parents;
    every man wants to write a book and the
    end of the world is evidently approaching.”
    — From a translation of an inscription on
    an Assyrian clay tablet, circa 2800 B.C.E.

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    courage to change the things I can,
    and the wisdom to know the difference    .


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    I swear I used a clip art program to make a chart of dollar bills for my baby emergency fund and I get a sticker for every X amount towards my emergency fund. After I get back on track I'll get stickers for paying down my credit card debt. I also have a chart showing the steps towards some long-term goals which have varied things on them. (eg, get a better paying job, etc).
    Staples often has packages of a bazillion tiny stickers for 50 cents on clearance.
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    Let your troubles stay east.
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    ~I immediately thought of those temperature gauges they use for fundraising just use it in reverse. But I really really love the paper chain idea. It has a real Christmas Carol feel to it.~
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