Share your small victories!

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Registered: 08-22-2006
Share your small victories!
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Wed, 11-12-2008 - 6:03pm

So today I was able to transfer our highest int. rate cc (25%) to a 2.99% card until Dec. 2012! Hooray! It will save us hundreds as we pay things down over the next 2 years (our goal). So many days it's hard to stay positive when you're climbing a mountain. Sometimes it really helps to stop and look around and know you are at least moving in the right direction.

Any small victories this week anyone else wants to share? Every little bit counts.

Hugs...

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Registered: 04-12-2007
Wed, 11-12-2008 - 6:54pm

DH got a month's worth of

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Registered: 07-10-2003
Wed, 11-12-2008 - 7:55pm

I needed to replace my one VCR player(its dead) and i got a DVD recorder/VCR with a digital tuner. Not as cheap as the rest BUT I dont need to get a tuner and plan to stay with the small regular old TV instead of switching it to digital. Still do not want to go to cable or satellight, and am hoping between now and then having the tuner, and that will help me decide i still dont need that!!

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Registered: 09-01-2008
Wed, 11-12-2008 - 8:31pm
I got 6 12 packs of Diet Mountain Dew, 6 packs of 75% off candy corn, a bottle of Fructis shampoo, and 5 bottles of Palmolive dishwashing liquid for $10.72 after using my Extra Bucks. I have learned to play the CVS game very well. I have turned into quite the bargain shopper.
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Registered: 04-10-2003
Thu, 11-13-2008 - 9:05am

2 small victories this week. First, I spent $30 and filled my Mom's christmas stocking and got a few small things for myself from the online store my friend works for. The value of the stuff in the store (had I gone in and bought it there) would have been well over $150.00.


Second, I have been saving cash in a jar for my weekend getaway with bf and as of this morning I have $340!!! I am hoping to get this number up to about $500 before we leave next week (I should be close. . .


Bex -

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Registered: 03-07-2005
Thu, 11-13-2008 - 9:24am
Got a late fee removed off my cc--what a racket that online bill pay is. I scheduled to pay it on Mon. morn. it was due Tues (FTR I never do it only a day before), well Tues was Veteran's Day. It didn't post until Wed. so late fee. I called and they removed it since I've never been late. Yay. It's almost paid off. $200 to go.........that's pretty much it for victories.

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Registered: 09-20-2004
Thu, 11-13-2008 - 9:39am

I gave up Pepsi!

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Registered: 12-31-2005
Thu, 11-13-2008 - 12:48pm
First I must say i love this board.

over 40 and tired

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Registered: 01-25-2006
Thu, 11-13-2008 - 1:02pm

My small victory is one of self-discipline. I often blow off actually putting my savings amounts that I budget into savings and wind up piddling it away. I've never really gotten into the habit of just putting it away. Anyway, I did my $300 worth of transfers that should've happened in October today. :)

Peg

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Registered: 07-14-2008
Thu, 11-13-2008 - 6:32pm
In an effort to improve my financial situation, I have started to contribute to an emergency fund (goal of 6 months of expenses). I am putting away $100 a month right now. I hope to increase the amount in the future, but at least it is a start.





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Registered: 07-06-2003
Thu, 11-13-2008 - 8:19pm
As of tomorrow I will have paid off my overdraft line tied to my chequing account! I told the bank to remove it completely as of tomorrow so no more "safety net" or rather trouble net I should say!

Kassandra


"It is said that life has its peaks and valleys.

Kassandra

"It is said that life has its peaks and valleys.  The challenge is to accept them equally and experience them