Happy Hump Day!

Weigh In & Randomness:

Tuesday Weigh In Results:
WI: -3.1
Total Lost: 3.1
Pounds to Lose: 100.1

Yeah, I'm shooting for the stars people! I'm going for that vanity weight too!

I decided against the photo a day thing. I can never remember to take the pictures and when I do remember I am too lazy to post them anywhere. I'd rather just stick to remembering to blog now and again and go from there. Ha!

Here is a picture from this morning. My husband is usually surrounded by at least two of our furbabies, this morning he had all four. It is very difficult to leave that in the morning to come to work. I just want to snuggle all of them!

On Becoming Debt Free:

So, when Andrew and I were both gainfully employed and had no question that either of us would lose our jobs, we were gracefully swimming towards our debt free zone. Well, that curve ball that was thrown at me in December of 2012 had us struggling to stay above water. Now, Andrew and I have never been hurting for money, the bills always get paid and we always have food on the table. However, we were not able to throw any extra money at our debt until I found a job again. Well, I found a job. It paid TWICE what I was making before and I was like "Now our debt snowball will go even faster!" Boy was I wrong. That job then threw another curve ball my way and decided they were going to just eliminate that position. Well, OK. I'm jobless. AGAIN. So, from March - May I was basically trying to make Andrew's two incomes and my unemployment work as far as living and enjoying life. Needless to say, our debt free zone was now a distant island and our swimming efforts had ceased. Instead of swimming towards the shore, we hopped on a raft, sun bathed and drank fruity cocktails instead of working towards where we needed to be. 

I have FINALLY found a job that I have no doubt I will be happy at. As soon as my temporary status is over and they bring me on to their payroll (again, I have no doubt about this because they've told me) I will get a pay raise, benefits and Andrew and I will once again be swimming even faster towards that debt free island. 

Now, last night I called multiple services that we had to lower our bills. Cable, internet, phone, etc. I was able to keep some pretty amazing services for a much lower monthly cost. (It is amazing the deals a company will give you to keep your business if you tell them you're unemployed!) So, our phone bill will be $30 less a month and our cable bill will be $40 less a month. That's $70! That's $840 per year we will be saving. 

Andrew and I could go completely crazy and cancel everything we have, such as Netflix, gym membership, WW, etc. However, he and I had a sit down and we made compromises. I am able to keep WW because I switched to eTools only for $14.95. We will keep the membership at the gym because it is for our well being and only $19.99 a month. (Yay Planet Fitness!) We are keeping Netflix because we no longer have cable TV. So, we compromise where we can without completely going crazy. 

Anyway, I am really happy with the way things are going. The only thing that really sucks is school loans. If I could go back in time, that is one thing I would do differently in my life. I would have skipped the Graphic Design degree and just got my Business Degree. However, I can't time travel and can't change the past. All I can do now is work towards our future and change our family tree. (As Dave Ramsey would say!) 

I've rambled on enough now about my Debt Free-ness and it is time for me to do some work. Until next time my friends.