Dear Debt, You do not define me. My worth is more important than the value of your number. Love, M
Melanie
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Oh, Yes It Is. I have some exciting news! I am finally moving to self-hosted and will actually have my own legit website. Lucky me! Everything is still getting transferred …
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Good morning debt destroyers! I had a different post in mind today, mostly about how I feel so behind in my financial life, but then considered that I didn’t want …
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I’m feeling more motivated with my debt repayment, and starting to really enjoy Portland. I realized a lot of my disdain for this city was my projections of my failed …
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The other day I got a gig offer. $20/hr to hand out flyers at a stadium. The job was stupidly easy and it would be $120 in my pocket. I’ve …
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I find it fascinating that when people are going through hard times, they say ‘everything happens for a reason’, as if this is part of the journey. Whatever hard times …
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As you may or may not know, I don’t have a car. Ever since I left Los Angeles, I said adios to cars. Living in New York without a car …
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After I graduated and told anyone who would listen about my dire debt load, everyone casually and optimistically told me about IBR (Income Based Repayment). IBR caps your payment off …
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It’s June 1st already! Wow, time flies. I’ve been blogging for six months and so much has changed—in a good way! I am so glad May is over, for budgeting …
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For the majority of time I’ve been writing on my little slice of the Internet, I’ve been desperate to find a job. I couldn’t adequately comprehend paying off my massive …