Debt Reduction & Money Management Discussions on debt reduction, credit cards, consolidation, debt free living, and money. Snowballing debt, paying yourself first, and money management.
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WOOOOOOHOOOOOO, i just sent off the last payment for my student loan today. check out my updated signature. so excited its gone. just a little bit left on our car and then its time to save for a downpayment for a house. in celebration of this milestone- we're going to Disney in oct. (we were going anyway) we've been planning this trip for a year and have paid cash for it all. just want to encourage everyone. you can do it. we did it.
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That is wonderful!!!
Enjoy your Disney trip---you deserve it!
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That is wonderful!
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Bit congrats to you Kate!!!! WTG!!!!!
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Wow congrats thats awesome!!!! Have fun in Disney
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Wow Kate! That's great! I bet you're proud of yourself. Paying cash for Disney is the way to go. We're just back from our trip to Euro Disney, and we decided on a set amount of cash to spend while we were there (food, snacks, souveniers). We were also surprised by the Toll fee in France to drive their roads but were able to stay within budget and even had money left over. Unreal for us! And boy were we ever proud of ourselves for talking control of our money while we were bombarded with "stuff" that we could buy.
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Congrats and have tons of fun at Disney!
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Oh, that is wonderful! I know it is hard work but isn't it worth it in the end???
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Congrats!!!!
Enjoy your trip and pay cash for everything!
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Woohoo! That is awesome!!
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Congratulations! Have a great time on your trip to Disney.
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Wow, you've accomplished an amazing amount in just one year! Hope that things can go that well for me too in 2009!
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way to go!!!!
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Congratulations!
That is a huge accomplishment.
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That is wonderful!!! 
That is wonderful!
Mick
& DS(4)
Enjoy your trip and pay cash for everything!
I GOT A JOB!!!!!!
Happy Dances all around
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