From Princess to Money Maven
Posted by John | Filed under Uncategorized
Just want to say THANK YOU for making managing money exciting and attractive. I used to watch “What Not to Wear” and look at all the fabulous clothes I didn’t have and felt I could never have, and sigh in great discontent that I was saddled with $96,000 in student loans and consumer debt. Yes, that much. I cannot tell you how depressed it made me feel to look at the bills every month.
Now I watch Till Debt Do Us Part and my VERY favourite, Princess, and think about how I have turned into a Money Maven. (It feels so GOOD to say that!!!) In less than 4 years I have shrunk my debt to less than $24,000 and it will be gone by the end of this year. I have worked my little butt off! Just this morning I finished paying back my consolidation loan. That made me feel utterly FANTASTIC!
So, starting next year, I will have ZERO DEBT next to my mortgage, and will be starting a wonderful new chapter in my life of living in the black and feeling as free as a bird. I’m already looking into investment properties as a new goal to set for the year ahead.
April 25, 2012 at 8:41 pm
Congratulations! You are an inspiration to many of us.
April 25, 2012 at 9:29 pm
Good for you! I started with $50,000 in debt and have almost paid it off too! Doesn’t it feel great?
Gayle’s show has been a great help to me in showing that I am not alone with the issues of dealing with money and I really enjoy reading these success stories. You are an inspiration.
April 26, 2012 at 9:40 am
That feeling of accomplishment is awesome. Not exactly the same as you but I started this year $20,000 in arrears on my mortgage. I have paid $11,000 of it off in just under 3 months. I also just made my final car payment on Tuesday. Such a great feeling. I now know when I finish catching up on arrears that I most certainly can be mortgage free many years sooner than I originally thought. Touch lesson with the mortgage arrears but knowing what I have learned is priceless
May 15, 2012 at 4:10 am
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June 4, 2012 at 6:58 am
dear madam,
i have just finished reading 78 pages of your book debt free forever and i have found the book really unique in the sense that it gives the readers practical guidance and step by step help. i have started applying the principles explained in the book. when i put approximately 162 dollars(9000 indian rupees) and explained the concept of magic jars, my wife was happily surprised by the move.
we hope to solve our problems of debt with the help of the book. congratulation for bringing out such a marvellous book.
prakash