Something I have learned quickly is that I need a replacement activity for online shopping. When you are sitting at a computer all day for work, everyone takes a few mental breaks to browse the web for news, social media, or in my case ONLINE SHOPPING. My demon. The danger zone. Pro tip (ha ha I am not a pro I have $43,000 in debt): Remove ALL credit cards you have linked to online shopping account. It is not helpful to know that your amex is tied to your paypal account so you literally have to make 0 effort to purchase that top on (final) sale on J.crew. So I started googling. Things like 'best blogs for debt', 'best blogs for millenial financial advice', 'best inspirational blogs for getting out of debt', 'best realistic financial blogs.' I don't need someone telling me to invest in bitcoin, I need someone who has walked/is walking my debt walk and can give me a daily boost that I WILL SEE THE OTHER SIDE. It will take 1.5 years, but I can do
Just some fun quotes I have found along the way to give me daily inspiration in my fight to pay of my debt. I included credit for the quotes (most are from Instagram) if you are interested in following this awesome folks as well. "If you're not willing to downgrade for a year to have a lifestyle you want forever, you care too much what other people think. " (@Queendebtfree777) "It's not always easy to stay motivated and continue with your efforts to speed up debt repayment, but it will all be worth it when you are officially debt free!" (@citygirlsavings) "We buy sh*t we don't need- with money we don't have- to impress people we don't like." (@wannabedebtfree) "Winning with money is 80% behavior and 20% head knowledge. What to do isn't the problem; doing it is." (@DaveRamsey) And one that really keeps me going ... the ultimate goal! "What would your life look like with NO credit card bills, NO car paymen