Financially Free!

January 10, 2020, 09:02 PM

jdt77

Financially Free!

Wow, good job. We paid off our house and then bought a lake house that is worth 3 times our paid for house—go figure that one.

January 10, 2020, 09:35 PM

Bluecobra

Awesome story, congrats!!!

January 10, 2020, 10:33 PM

Sigolicious

Congratulations. Those are some steep obstacles you have overcome and wonderful goals you have achieved. Enjoy to the fullest!

January 10, 2020, 10:39 PM

Beancooker

That is fantastic. I am truly happy for you. I hope to be there at some point.
Congratulations.

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January 11, 2020, 12:08 AM

Sigfest

Good for you. Congrats. You must have different garage sales than we do here.

January 11, 2020, 12:12 AM

coloradohunter44

Excellent! What a great feeling that must be.

January 11, 2020, 12:32 AM

Rey HRH

Congrats. Especially on overcoming cancer.

"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.

January 11, 2020, 04:06 AM

kramden

Very rare to hear of younger people with that kind of wisdom anymore. I applaud you and your wife.

January 11, 2020, 04:54 AM

PHPaul

Way to hustle! You've overcome more obstacles in 10 years than most people do in a lifetime.

January 11, 2020, 05:58 AM

bendable

great ! welcome to the club.
let the saving begin

January 11, 2020, 06:17 AM

GMan69

Wow, what a great story! Congrats to you for being cancer-free and debt-free. Quite an accomplishment at such a young age. Your lifestyle now will continue to pay dividends in the future. Enjoy your well-deserved financial freedom!

January 11, 2020, 07:06 AM

blueye

Fantastic, sounds like you are students of Dave Ramsey.

January 11, 2020, 07:17 AM

SIGINT-228

Congratulations! What an impressive story. Thanks for sharing!

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January 11, 2020, 07:20 AM

jimmy123x

That's awesome...…..there is nothing better than being in your situation at 37 years old and a wife with the same goal. You're better off than 98% of the people your age......

January 11, 2020, 07:33 AM

r0gue

That's how it's done. Congrats.

January 11, 2020, 08:20 AM

sig77

Congrats, we are on track too. What a great feeling!

January 11, 2020, 08:28 AM

oddball

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Originally posted by 12131:
Congratulations and welcome to the club.

My words exactly.

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January 11, 2020, 08:30 AM

smlsig

That’s the way to do it!

Congratulations..

January 11, 2020, 02:13 PM

radioman

quote:
Originally posted by lopezp:
It's taken lots of discipline, but we are 100% debt free.

That's awesome. Goal reached. I'm told that only a small % of homes are paid off -- I don't recall the exact number but something like 8% or a little less is the number that a realtor gave me some years ago.

Just curious, is there a "next goal" to meet, since obviously you are goal driven? Noty to sound too "Zig Ziglar" on you, but goal oriented people tend to move through goals, not just meet them. It just seems like with all that motivation plus success, there has to be a "next goal" in sight. Plus the money flow that was going into the mortgage has to go *someplace*. early retirement? More travel? More toys?

January 11, 2020, 02:22 PM

Warhorse

Congratulations!

You have done exceedingly well for yourself and family. I struggled my whole life just to make ends meet, and only had my house paid off shortly before I retired. Kudos!