From the monthly archives:

April 2007

er solutions settlement offer

by debt kid on April 30, 2007

I have a few random bills that have gone into collections over the past few months. One was from one of those $80/mo data cards for your laptop. The total balance owed cingular was $460.94.
I just got a settlement offer from the debt collector on the account (er solutions, inc. out of renton, WA) for [...]

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new beginnings

by debt kid on April 30, 2007

Today was a pretty eventful day.

I had the sit down with the roommates
I had two of my closest friends move out of state
I told my last close friend about my whole mess of a situation

The Sitdown
One of the roommates decided to tell me on Friday he was leaving. So, most of his stuff is gone [...]

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roomates, friends, or tenants

by debt kid on April 25, 2007

OK, my blood is running a little hot at the moment, though its cooled down a bit. I need to organize my thoughts here, so I can prepare for a meeting with my roommates this Sunday.
I came home late tonite, and found one of my roommates still awake. I had sent out an e-mail last [...]

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my debt management counselor

by debt kid on April 25, 2007

I just got back from a short meeting with my debt counselor at consumer counseling northwest.
I had sent in my first payment about 2 weeks ago, and she wanted to chat about what got accepted and what needed to change.
The Good News
The good news is that it looks like all my interest rates will go [...]

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short term business and life goals

by debt kid on April 23, 2007

Just got off the phone after a nice chat with my Dad. He always helps me think through everything I am trying to do, and give me some good feedback.
business goals

$9,000+ Monthly business revenue. Goal Date: June 1 2007 (current revenue is 7K)
Reduce client cancellation rate to no more than 10 per month

personal goals

Get [...]

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items to sell

by debt kid on April 23, 2007

Sold the TV ($850…yay!). Now, I’ll use this post to keep track of stuff and add to it as needed

27″ 2003 JVC TV (broken cable imput)
Toshiba TV/DVD Combo TV (gift from my mum a few years back)
Panasonic Stereo
Ikea Couch
Ikea Bedframe
Costco Memory Foam Mattress (queen)
Pressure Washer
Ladder
Foosball Table
BBQ
Misc Carpentry Tools
DVD’s
Books
Nice Scanner
Big Printer
Plasma TV (SOLD!)

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both sides of my mouth

by debt kid on April 23, 2007

Everything almost unraveled today.
With my family knowing, and my roommates now knowing my situation, I started to get a little lax with keeping up my facade that I hate so much. I’m reading to be done lying to my friends, but I’m not ready to face the reality of being known as the guy 300K+ [...]

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taking a bit of a break

by debt kid on April 20, 2007

After realizing it’s been 3 months of no trading, and trying to turn my life around, I also realized I’ve pretty much worked 3 months strait without a “relax” day. Sure, on the weekends I’ve not always gone into my office, but I’ve always done some work from home. So, this friday I’m getting some [...]

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my savings account at emigrant direct

by debt kid on April 19, 2007

I set up a savings account last year, and put a whole $1 in it last year. When I sold my bike a few weeks ago, I put $300 in. My emergency fund, you could say. I’ve decided to put any adsense $ all into this fund. So, any checks from google will go strait [...]

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3 months today

by debt kid on April 19, 2007

It’s been three months since I came clean with my whole family, and stopped trading away money I didn’t have.
Whew.
When I originally spoke with my father, he gave me until April 1st to get things figured out, or start looking for a lawyer. Well, I definitely haven’t gotten things figured out completely, but I have [...]

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