Life has been up and down in the last two to three months. We decided to move into a rental. It is amazing what value you can get outside of Sydney. We are very happy with where we are, and though our plans have been thrown a curve ball, we continue down the path. In … Continue reading July Update
April Update
Hello all, Hope you are keeping safe during these different times! Apologies yet again for a delayed post, it has been a trying time of late, and a lot has changed for us. Two major things have happened to us during the last 5 weeks. My wife was sadly made redundant, and I was relocated … Continue reading April Update
March Update
Greetings all! Apologies for the late post. A lot has changed in the world over the last 5 weeks. The COVID-19 pandemic is a stark reminder of how lucky we are to live in Australia. Not only are we dealing with the fallout of this virus outbreak, we have also been faced with immense changes … Continue reading March Update
February Update
February has drawn to a close. An exciting month, where we took a week off to relax and unwind. Our holiday ended up costing us about $2k which was a little more than I expected, but we had a really good time and didn't hold back from any activities. For anyone that hasn't been to … Continue reading February Update
January Update
Welcome to the January update! We have had some veterinary expenses this month that slowed us down, however they were necessary! February we have car registration, and we've decided to take a very cheap international holiday, which should set us back around $1,000. We have been on this journey to eliminate our debt since June … Continue reading January Update
December Update
2019 has drawn to a close. We have made some amazing progress during the year, and it is great to see that combining planning and discipline has resulted in us being a few months away from declaring ourselves debt free. Below are the final numbers for 2019: Forecast December Consolidation Loan $1,912.79 Credit Card A … Continue reading December Update
November Update
Another month of slow progress, but we are edging toward $10k! We should go below 5 figures for the first time in a long time next month. Here's how November stacked up: Forecast November Consolidation Loan $4,712.79 Credit Card A $ 0 Credit Card B $ 3,918.30 Credit Card C $ 0 Total $ 8,631.09 … Continue reading November Update
October Update
Welcome to the October update. We had hoped in the last update to crack the $10k mark this month but unfortunately had a lot of unexpected expenses, to the tune of around $1200. Nonetheless we have paid down as much as we can, and will keep working toward $0 by February. The numbers: Forecast … Continue reading October Update
September Update
Another month of progress behind us. We are getting very close to being debt free now, and let me tell you looking back on all my posts it is a very satisfying feeling. We continued to make good inroads in September, paying down more than our monthly goal of $3,400. Forecast September Consolidation Loan $ … Continue reading September Update
August Update
August has been and gone, and I am happy to report we are back ahead of our original forecast. Lets get straight into the numbers this week! Forecast August Consolidation Loan $ 9,170.42 Credit Card A $ 0 Credit Card B $ 4,293.21 Credit Card C $ 3,614.67 Total $ 17,078.30 Actual August Consolidation … Continue reading August Update