The Lord will bless us when we try to do the right thing. I’ve always known that, and I am feeling it much more lately.
To bring you up to speed, Russ and I have made a pledge never to buy anything or do anything that requires money without FIRST planning it and budgeting for it. If we can’t pay cash, we don’t do it. SO…
We have received about a $170 a month blessing just today, which is AWESOME. Here’s why – by mid-August, we’ll have our $1000 baby emergency fund; by Sept 15 I will be able to fully pay for (in CASH) my wisdom teeth surgery. Starting in October, we’ll be able to put an average of $400/mo. EXTRA toward our debts.
That means that we will definitely be out of debt by the time we leave Monterey.
On top of that, next week I am going to go to the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District office to apply to be a substitute or temporary teacher in the fall. Hopefully (after childcare costs) we’ll be able to put another $1000 or so toward our debts each month, depending on how much I work.
Even if we can’t sell our car (which we’re trying to do) we’ll be able to make this debt snowball thing start rolling. And once it starts rolling, there will be no stopping us!
Isn't that such a good feeling? I'm proud of you. It is hard to get out of debt, but I feel like it is not only a temporal commandment but an eternal principle with, therefore, eternal rewards. Good job! $1000 a month is tons! that will be wonderful.
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