Entries Tagged as ‘debt’

August 27, 2007

Two in the Bush

Next month is my condo closing (knock wood), which means that about a week from now I’ll be making my last mortgage payment on the place. Oh, and my last assessment, last tax escrow payment, last PMI payment… all told, that’s $2700/month that I’m paying now but won’t be paying come October. And as annoying as [...]

July 8, 2007

Live a Little While Getting Out of Debt

Many people believe–and from what I understand, at least one finance guru recommends–that when digging yourself out of debt, you should eliminate all non-essential spending and put as much money as possible towards paying off your debt. I disagree.
To me, this plan is just like a strict diet where you can’t have so much as [...]