Continuing to catch up
Last time I left off with the passing of my dad and mom undergoing surgery days later.
On her 6 month followup she was considered offically cleared and released from any treatments. That was wonderful news and it was at that time I finally allowed myself to let go and I realized I hadn't allowed myself to fully work things out in my head.
It took quite a time for me to get things worked out and get myself back to normal. I realized I was burying myself in work and my own desires. I had neglected a lot of things in my relationship. Things were going downhill for me because I wasn't truly happy, and later that year I admitted it.
I finally got things straight with myself and life seemed to be back to normal again. About the time things started to get better the bottom of the economy fell out. I began to wonder if I was hoof to have a job and money got tight. That can make you wonder about a lot of things in life.
About this time i decided it was time to get rid of all the extra stuff in life. I cut back on my spending only to find my hours had been cut. Eventually I decided on a philosophy that really changed things. I decided it was time to get out of debt and not buy anything I couldn't pay cash for. So far it has been a great move. It makes the experience when you get something more rewarding.
It has been years since I have used a credit card to pay for anything. I am close to paying off my truck and not having that payment over my head every month. I am slowly discovering financial freedom and looking forward to the day I can scream I'm debt free!
Since that time I proposed and we are getting married. It would be so easy to go get a line of credit and make payments, but I don't want our new life to be burdoned with debt. Neither one of our parents are loaded so we are ending up paying for most of the things ourselves. So far we gave done a great job of keeping things in ballance and on budget. We are still going to have a nice wedding, and we will have the important gift of freedom from debt for it.
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