{"id":18152,"date":"2012-01-31T07:31:11","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T12:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=18152"},"modified":"2012-01-31T07:33:12","modified_gmt":"2012-01-31T12:33:12","slug":"it-feels-good-to-pay-bills-off-even-little-by-little","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/it-feels-good-to-pay-bills-off-even-little-by-little\/","title":{"rendered":"It feels good to pay bills off, even little by little"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Free at last!<\/p><\/div>\n

Ten days ago I wrote that I’d priced and sold my scrap gold<\/a> and the amount I got for it was within $339 of the total amount needed to pay off credit cards, my new bed<\/a>, and\u00a0my new couch<\/a>. \u00a0 Days later I received an escrow refund check \u00a0from my mortgage company of almost $300. \u00a0I love it when the Universe knows exactly what I need even if I don’t. Of course, I always expect the Universe to drop windfalls in my lap, so that helps too<\/em>. \u00a0Most of the expense came from renovating my rental property<\/a> for new tenants and paying off office equipment. \u00a0I took the credit cards out of my wallet and put them in the file, so in case I need them, they are a safe three moves away. \u00a0I’m glad I got my lesson early on about credit cards so by the time I reached 40 I had that pretty much under control. \u00a0By then I’d also stopped shopping for recreation, which gave a huge boost to my savings account. \u00a0Last year, each time I opted to eat at home rather than out, I paid myself the difference. \u00a0I transferred that amount of money from my checking account into my savings account. \u00a0At the end of each month, I depleted the savings account paying off everything I could. \u00a0Sure, it might be only $8 one day, but it adds up, all the little things I consider buying, then ask if I’d rather have that amount in my savings account instead. \u00a0I’d psyched myself up at the idea of having a fat nest egg. \u00a0Step by step and inch by inch gets ya there, dude. \u00a0 Quicker than you think.<\/p>\n

RELATED: \u00a0Getting a handle on the credit cards and bills<\/a><\/p>\n

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