A Thank You & Encouragement

Katy83

Good choice of drink hypno, think I'll join you in that!

Really lovely post Lee, well done again x

Deep_In_Debt

Well done on being debt free and what a great post.

I'll have a G&T if it's your round and now you are debt free would it be cheeky to ask for a large one?

LeeSouthEast

All measures are triples.. I hope you all know what you're getting yourselves into.

hypno: I know. But, I have a plan. My bigger life goal now includes doing stuff for "me", and not for the banks. I'm going to have a pleasant, stress-free Christmas (for the first time since childhood), and then I'm saving like a crazy person - in much the same fashion as I paid off debt - to get a nice big fat deposit for my first real home. Along the sides will be a comfortable emergency fund, a fund to replace my 6.5 year old car when she gets to 12, and an opportunity fund (well.. you never know, do you?). All nicely worked out on an excel spreadsheet... just throw in my pay and bills for the month and it works out the rest.

Already have my estimated divorce costs saved up. The emergency fund can cover any shortfall.

As someone else said, "let my life begin" (again)!

Deep_In_Debt

I was hoping that your emergency fund would cover the DFW drinks bill! We're not cheap you know...

LeeSouthEast

They're coming out of the "Me And My Big Mouth" fund.

penelopedee_2

Well done Lee, wishing you all the best for your debt free future :beer:

sallymander

Wow well done, you are now an inspiration to others so thank you! Im looking forward to being DF even more and you are great reminder that it is possible and is worth it. And its always nice to see that excel is still rules the world once you are DF, I would be lost without it now, I cant even remember how i spent my evenings before excel came along!

Well done again and make sure you get your own drink first!

psychopathbabble

Hi Lee,
I haven't read much of your story having only been a dfw for the last week or so.
However I just wanted to say a big Congratulations!!! And the best of luck with the future. Thanks for such a lovely post, hopefully we will all get there in our own time. Being 24 and in this position is so hard, especially when I just want to get out and live life, experience things etc etc... but I now know the support is here if i want it, and it's better I learn my lesson now, all the better to enjoy life in a couple of years time.
Oh and mine's a malibu and pineapple please!:D

solventsoon

Well done Lee, what you've achieved in 11 short months is nothing short of incredible. :j:j:j:j

You are truly an inspiration for those of us not quite there yet.

Hopefully you'll hang around to give the rest of us a kick up the a**e when needed and/or encouragement (preferably the latter!)

mssloan

Well done!! I hope to be saying the same in a couple of years!