Debt Crash Diet: A Giant Step Toward a Different Life

RE: Debt Crash Diet: A Giant Step Toward a Different Life By Sunshine (Guest Post) It's Feb 2007 so when are these new articlers by Shaunta Alburger going to start ? There is nothing on the Pennywise Journal web site. Editor's Note: http://www.thriftyfun.com/Columnists_Shaunta%20Alburger_1261_3458.html These are all of the articles we have by her. Evidently she gave up her website. Posted on 02/07/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Debt Crash Diet: A Giant Step Toward a Different Life By sunshine (Guest Post) Still waiting for the Debt Crash Diet articles to start. Posted on 12/20/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Debt Crash Diet: A Giant Step Toward a Different Life By SUNSHINE (Guest Post) WHEN ARE THESE ARTICLES GOING TO START? Editor's Note: It looks like we have 3 of them. Here's everything by Shaunta: http://www.thriftyfun.com/Columnists_Shaunta%20Alburger_1261_3458.html Posted on 10/01/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Debt Crash Diet: A Giant Step Toward a Different Life By susanmajp (944) Profile Contact I agree with sueey. Everyone talks about what they are going to do, but how many actually get to their goal? Think New Years resolutions... And how do you know what may come up, to keep you from achieving your goal? eg: Accident, emergency surgery, job loss, etc. While the goal is great, I'd rather hear about it after it's a done deal. Asking people on your site to write in to get you on Oprah, when you've not achieved your goal yet is ludicrous and makes you look like you have a need for attention. Most people where I live don't make $32,000/yr, and that's with both working two jobs. Yet they manage to pay off their homes early, have no credit card debt, get kids through college, and so on. For them, not renting movies, eating out, getting gym memberships, cable TV, etc isn't a crash diet, it's their way of life. Give us genuine frugal people hints we can use, not things we already know better than spend our money on. That would be interesting. Posted on 01/15/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Debt Crash Diet: A Giant Step Toward a Different Life By Cadensnana of Delaware (Guest Post) For several years, my husband and I would go on what we called our "Austerity Program". Every year for two to three months after Christmas, we had to write down every cent we spent at the end of the day. It makes you think twice about spending something because you have to document it when you get home. For instance, my husband and I would brownbag our lunches to the office. If my friends wanted to go out to eat, I'd think about having to write down that $5 - $7 when I got home, where my husband had not spent anything for lunch. It is a good way to save. Actually it helped pay off those Christmas credit card bills. Also it's an eyeopener about where your money goes. Posted on 01/12/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Debt Crash Diet: A Giant Step Toward a Different Life By Diane (Guest Post) Sounds like a real challenge. My kids would freak. Please keep us updated! Posted on 01/11/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Debt Crash Diet: A Giant Step Toward a Different Life By sueey (Guest Post) I think this would have a little more credibility at the end of the diet. All of us can say we plan to do... (insert plan here)... It is in the results that a plan can be judged! My family and I cut spending, gave up cable, entertainment, eating out, elective car repairs, etc. in 2004. I worked two jobs. It was darn hard. It was hard to stick with it. We didn't end up saving all we thought, though we did pay off $17,000 in school loans. I'm not sure I'd do it again, if I had a choice. I would like to hear from you after you've done this for a year and then see what advice you'd pass on! Good luck though. I hope you succeed. Posted on 01/10/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Debt Crash Diet: A Giant Step Toward a Different Life By wdyjsu (360) Profile Contact I enjoyed reading this article very much and look forward to the others - I definitely needed to hear these things and I need to take heed if I am to eliminate some of my own debt (and stress over it.) Thank you very much! Posted on 01/10/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse

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