From the monthly archives:

July 2007

Slept on a real mattress! Ahhh…

by debt kid on July 31, 2007

Got a great nights sleep last night on a real mattress for the first time in a while. Selling went very well yesterday, should get a sale in that area by Thurs. I’m around P-town today, then driving down to California tonite. Gonna be a long day. I’m excited.
If you get a chance
I really [...]

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Make or Break Trip To California

by debt kid on July 28, 2007

I can’t sit around waiting to get new clients for my new project (Plan B project). After two weeks our first client is very, very happy with the results. So, its time to go get some new ones.
Going on a road trip
I do well cold calling. But our new service is pretty expensive and [...]

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Taking a $35 Risk

by debt kid on July 26, 2007

I checked out two potential places to live this week. Both would be large enough to run my business comfortably (and both were OK when I explained what we do), and live simply.
One sucked, and one was amazing. The problem is that the amazing one is an actual apartment (not a sublet) and I had [...]

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Questions and Decisions!

by debt kid on July 23, 2007

A few things I need to decide this week:
#1. Should I consolidate my office into a “home office”? I’ve been in this building for over 2 years now. My office space is a good deal, but with only 2 full time employees (myself included) and one part-timer, shouldn’t I work from home? I’m looking at [...]

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All tuckered out

by debt kid on July 20, 2007

It’s been a really long week.
I have yet to get over 8 hours of sleep a single night this week. I know that’s not a big deal for most people but no sleep turns me into a cranky monster. Worse, my motivation level goes down the tube and I can’t get much done at work.
So, [...]

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*This was a post I wrote for Lending Club (I’m a guest blogger for them now!). I don’t think it was quite what they are going for, so I figured I’d post it here rather than let it waste*

Making mistakes with your money is pretty easy to do. A department store credit card here, a [...]

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Debt Radio – My First Ever Interview

by debt kid on July 18, 2007

So, I took a long (45 mins….gasp!) lunch yesterday and chatted with Bob Brooks, who hosts Prudent Money, on 91.7 FM in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX.
I was so nervous! I was a little hesitant about going on a radio show like this, but it ended up being kinda fun. Actually verbalizing my whole story again reminded [...]

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6 Month Update – I’m Still Here

by debt kid on July 17, 2007

Six months ago I finally came clean with my father regarding the enormous amount of debt I had accumulated due to my trading addiction. The past six months have flown by, but I’m still here. I’m not yet the (debt free) man I want to be, but I’m working on it.
A quick 6 month recap:

My [...]

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God Wants Me To Get A Payday Loan

by debt kid on July 16, 2007

*I was thinking of going to a payday loan store to cash my ebay check (since my bank account is in limbo at the moment). I discovered that God wants me to take a vacation with my payday loan!* (an article over at Get Rich Slowly had me thinking about God and money….)
My search begins [...]

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I love my 34 cent banana

by debt kid on July 16, 2007

I hate not having money in my business checking account. It worries more than almost anything else. Today is one of those days where I’m praying that deposits go though fast, and cashed checks take a few extra days to process. Yeah, right.
On the edge
I’m really pushing my finances right now in terms of [...]

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