I live, write, and garden in the PNW with my husband of 27 years, disabled daughter, college-aged son, and my 84-year-old mother. We have paid off $250,000.00 worth of debt (if you include the interest) in the last fifteen years and as of 6/12/2020 are 100% DEBT FREE!!!!$31,500.00 Starting Balance
+__,500.00 Deposit Added
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$32,000.00 New Balance
Also, on the money we've been holding for the guy who remodeled our old house and then immediately went through bankruptcy before we could pay him, we were finally able to make a $5000 payment yesterday and then in 21 to 28 days we will be able to make the remainder payment of $36,000. I will be so glad to not have that money in our credit union account anymore.
I mean, yes, the interest we were collecting on it was nice, but I still didn't like the situation. With the $5000 he is able to open his business account and get all the proper licensing and then when that all runs through, he can then take the additional $36,000 and put it in the business and then he can pull from that gradually as he needs income since he is allowed to pay himself a salary.
What a mess this has all been and I am really glad to see it nearly done.
Farm Down Payment Fund and Old Remodel Payment Situation
September 26th, 2015 at 10:15 pm
September 27th, 2015 at 03:01 am 1443322871
Yes, I acknowledge my unanticipated medical issues have me oversensitive and I'm not looking to be negative, merely concerned. From the financial point of view it's ghastly. One of the medications costs $ 300. a month and too new to the market to be covered by insurance. My well thought out financial plan for the remainder of 2015 vanished in less than 5 minutes.
September 28th, 2015 at 12:27 am 1443400035
I don't know how often I've been sick. I'm sick a lot. I've always been sick a lot. The doctors never know anything. I gave up on them for more than physicals or the major stuff years ago. If I quit doing stuff because I was sick a lot I'd never do anything.
I have help when I do stuff. It's not just me. My mother, my husband, my children all help with things. It's not that big a deal. I won't be making stuff with tallow until things have ended with the garden, but I will start rendering it in the crockpot. I'll have plenty of time in later fall and winter for making soap when I feel like it.