I took some time to update my “about me” page yesterday. You can see the updated version here.
It’s a good overview of my now 1 year old journey of getting out of debt. I can’t believe it’s been over a year now….wow. While I’m still a few hundred thousand away from zero, I feel like I’ve made a ton of progress.
Thank you kind readers
I can’t thank my readers enough…..and I know bloggers say that all the time…but I truly mean it from the bottom of my heart. It’s your comments and insights and even harsh words that making writing here so enjoyable for me. And I feel like I have alot to say. I’m just getting warmed up…
On writing more
Speaking of getting warmed up…I’ve recently decided I want to become a better writer. Really. Right now I pretty much just write whatever is on my mind, and hit “publish”. While that works sometimes…other times it doesn’t. My businesses could benefit from improved writing from me, so I’m going to work on it here. I’ll try to mix in some useful posts with my personal posts from time to time.
Yes, I have an ego
Lastly, please subscribe to DebtKid! All bloggers (I consider this “online journal” of mine a blog now) are at least slightly driven by ego. I am no different. It makes me feel good when those subscriber numbers go up! Subscribe here.
Oh, and if you’ve got a blog, please share your dumbest purchase and win my Nintendo DS Lite (+2 games). It’s just waiting for you!
~ DK out…
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Well… the dumbest purchase that I ever made is to buy a 4 unit multi-family home in the year of 2006 (in the market peak). My husband asked me to use my name and credit to get 100% mortgage loans since I have better FICO score and more income. My husband wanted to get more cash out by exaggerating the appraisal value. Now I am suffering with tenant problems and financial hardship forced me to short sale the property.
Keep on writing! Your blog really inspired me. You made me feel that I’m not alone.
Good luck!
Hi Debt Kid!
Hey, thanks for your blog! I am going through very hard financial times & have all kinds of questions… your plain english helps a lot!!! I do have a lot of people around me for support, but there’s no one I can call at midnight, so I started searching the internet & found your blog! Good for you for owning up to your mistakes & doing what you can to correct them. I know from experience that it is hard, but now that I’ve owned up to mine & am taking steps to correct my errors, I feel very liberated. By the way, do you know who Dave Ramsey is? I’m sure you’ve heard of him or have been suggested to read his stuff, but I’m going through financial peace university & it is helping SOOOO much! So, anyways, I just wanted to say thanks for what you’re doing & keep up the good work!