It's no secret that I can't stand Oprah and the high horse she reigns supreme on. What makes Oprah even more annoying are her attempts to make herself financially comparable to her audience. I'm sorry Oprah, but it's been a long time since your paycheck-to-paycheck days.
However, she often has important guests on her show. Today kicked off her series called "The Debt Diet." Couldn't have been a more appropriate time to inspire me as Neil and I have been talking repeatedly about getting our bums into fiscal gear.
So I guess I'll be going over our finances tonight and laying it all on the line. Figuring out just how much we have left over to go toward debt and savings. It means we'll be continuing our search for additional work. It means we'll be spending even less than we already do. It means we'll be doing ok once some things are taken care of in a more efficient manner.
We have a little under 3 years to get it all under control and build a nice little nest egg. When my Implanon implant wears out (I'll be 30) we'll begin our journey into family expansion. Even 3 years away, the thought of it freaks me out as I know we'll never have enough money for that leap of faith. But we can always have more than we do now, and that's the ultimate goal. Debt free with a nest egg. And then the next big step in life.
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I flipped though and watched for a while until Oprah couldnt get over the fact that 70% of americans live paycheck to paycheck. That's when the tv was turned off!!
But getting out of debt it a good thing. We are going to be trying out best and live in this apartment for as long as possible and pay off student loans while living here.
You are soooo right on to try and take care of things before your "leap of faith".
I think if Oprah had alteast one child she would be more relatable, for me anyway. Has she ever had a day where she celebrated because she actually got a shower while baby was napping? I think not.
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