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Royal Ramblings: I’m Still Standing {Or At Least Semi-Seated}

Tips like these helped us pay off $127K in debt. You can read our story in Slaying the Debt Dragon: How One Family Conquered Their Money Monster and Found an Inspired Happily Ever After.

February 23, 2012 By Cherie Lowe

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This month has been rough, ya’ll.  After my ego got knocked around good at the beginning of the month, I took ill over a week ago and have been coughing, hacking. and playing patty cake with that little green Mucinex man.  It has been been brutal, yo.  Seriously, it’s the sickest {I mean that in a illness way not in a “It’s totally sick” sort of connotation} I remember being in the last 13 years of being married to the King of Free.

Coincidence?  I think not.

I can’t help but think that this month’s challenges have a direct correlation with the fact that we are so rapidly paying off the last of our debt.  
Seriously, the more discouraged I am, the less I blog.
The more I run a fever and have strange visions, the less I blog {although that might have been fun}.
The more I cough, the less I blog.
The more I need to purchase Kleenex, the less I blog.
You get the point.
But the good news is that we are rapidly paying off what’s remaining on our Sallie Mae balance. As we draw nearer to the four year anniversary of beginning our debt slaying journey {April 2nd}, we also draw nearer to the end of this era.  We’re staring down ~ 2 months left.  And some mornings I have to pinch myself that we might actually accomplish this goal – one we originally calculated would take 15 years – before the late spring months arrive.
Of course then I have all sorts of wigged out fears, too.  I am afraid that a car will blow up, someone will get sick, or some household appliance will decide to give up the ghost in the next 60 days.  And even if any or all of the above did happen, it would only push back the completion of our goal by a month or so.  
Is this for real?  Is someone punking me?  Should I go play ball on the river court to work out my angst?  Have I watched way too many One Tree Hill Episodes on Netflix over the last week?  {I believe the answers are Yes, No, Maybe, and Definitely.}.

So that’s what’s going on here.  What’s new with you?

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  • Ruth SoukupRuth SoukupLiving Well Spending Less

    "When it comes to saving money and paying off debt, Cherie not only talks the talk, but truly walks the walk! Sharing easy-to-implement ideas along with a dose of tough love, Cherie leads with the perfect combination of empathy and authority. If you are struggling to pay off debt, you won't find a better cheerleader."

  • Margaret FeinbergMargaret FeinbergAuthor of Fight Back With Joy

    "Cherie Lowe is a gifted writer, researcher, and thinker who lives what she teaches. Her inspirational story reminds all of us that we don’t have to fall prey the debt dragon. Living debt free is possible if you follow Lowe’s sound and practical wisdom."

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