Called a lawyer to see about inflicting some financial injury on the face-tatted, poo-flinging monkey. Gah, doan wanna, but hey … don’t start nothing, won’t be nothing. Good news – bit of a packrat, so kept all communications, contracts, etc. And megeddit … times are tough for everyone. However. Why make it tougher on a …
Steps to getting/staying debts free
For Who, How Much & WTF
Interesting perspective … seems that Edelman is of the opinion that there is more than plenty enough money/earnings/income for financial success … the problem is allocation of resources, and priorities. Tax refund? Spent. Salary bump? Spent. The question is not of earning enough money, the problem is spending too much. Hmmm, interesting. Soooo … the …
You … yes YOU … are the Drama
Akin to losing weight, losing debt involves a shift in perspective, a realignment of sorts, a reconciliation of the past failures to the successes of the future, azit t’were. But. The major problem, of course, is the one who must make the changes. We all are our own worst enemy. Edelman posits an interesting question, one …
Journey of A Thousand Steps Begins with Better Shoes
Before reaching a destination, must identify the starting point. On some level methinks has done a bit of this, but not in the correct/most effective way. Edelman’s rule? Four columns, many rows … Creditor name Balance owed Interest rate Minimum payment …
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Be There First
Lightbulb moment: focusing on the denial makes it harder to reach acceptance. Ergo, to wit: dieting. Edelman makes a truly apt analogy with losing weight and losing debt. There’s a reason why “diet” begins with “die.” (heh) When too fat, the focus is on denial … denial of food intake, of snacky treats, of the stuff …
The More Things Change the More They Don’t
Lon and Gretta married older … he was 42, she just 39. Before the wedding, both owned their own homes and enjoyed fairly comfortable, relatively debt-free lifestyles. With a $60K annual income, Gretta earned a bit more than Lon. After the nuptials, they combined incomes and sold their homes to buy a bigger, more expensive …
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Punji Sticks
During the Vietnam War, one highly effective guerilla tactic used against US troops was to dig a hole, bury some sharpened bamboo at the bottom, smear the tips with feces then camouflage the pit so Joe Bonham would fall in and get impaled. Soldiers that didn’t bleed out would die later of infection. Debt is …
Broke v. Poor
One is a condition. The other? A mindset. Mentioned mightily amongst these parts re the scammery committed against the Elder’s home, a certain face-tatted, poo-flinging monkey (accompanied by a twitchy band of roving merry tweakers) that attacked, left a mess. Bananas everywhere. Still dealing with the fallout from that … saw online that it takes …
DumpsterTruck? Dumpster Fire
Whenever one of these is seen in the wild, methinks cannot help but think some mid-range rich got got, and the oily, musky funk struck, once again. Even raccoons think it’s trash … https://cowboystatedaily.com/2024/08/06/raccoons-mistake-cybertruck-for-dumpster-and-wyoming-auto-experts-agree/ There is a certain amount of “jonesing” involved in buying ugly, overpriced, inefficient hardware to drive/ride around in, so folks can …
And the Journey Continues …
My problem is that not everyone sucks, and not all the time. Mentioned earlier in these parts that a Merry Tweaker bested me, wandered off with a solid five-figure, one comma, double-digited heist … Sigh. Learn me to give the face-tatted stranger a chance. Anyhoo, are where we are, and getting to a better place. …