Comments on: God does it feel so good… http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2007/09/03/god-does-it-feel-so-good/ A personal finance blog for career minded women with small budgets and big dreams. Sun, 05 Aug 2012 15:47:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jake http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2007/09/03/god-does-it-feel-so-good/#comment-2261 Jake Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:11:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=313#comment-2261 Lost my Job in 2002, and have more than doubled my earnings by now. And I've got an MBA, so we're not talking chump change.<br/>Letting my old company know of course how well I'm doing.<br/>Paying for all of my friends dinner for a night out.<br/>Working 6 days a week and banking 3 of them.<br/>Buying real estate and making money. Time for another flip? Lost my Job in 2002, and have more than doubled my earnings by now. And I’ve got an MBA, so we’re not talking chump change.
Letting my old company know of course how well I’m doing.
Paying for all of my friends dinner for a night out.
Working 6 days a week and banking 3 of them.
Buying real estate and making money. Time for another flip?

]]> By: Anonymous http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2007/09/03/god-does-it-feel-so-good/#comment-2235 Anonymous Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:59:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=313#comment-2235 Five great things:<br/>5) Finding $20 in last year's Fall jacket...<br/>4) Consolidating my fiance's debt and our newly shared debt in a low-interest line of credit and making $500 payments to get rid of it!<br/>3) Calling the bank and asking them to drop the interest on my mortgage by a percent, and having them say 'we'll drop it by a percent and a HALF!!'<br/>2) Paying off all my student loans in one year.<br/>1) Being 25 and owning a house in the 'burbs, and a two-apartment house in a desirable location in the city, with tenants paying the mortgage and the interest, with $15,000 in RRSPs and a good budget that will hopefully allow us to use my xmas bonus on a trip South this year!<br/><br/>Some sad things:<br/>5) Leasing an impractical car that we now can't get rid of, that I can't drive, and that we can barely afford;<br/>4) Scaling back on our life just a bit (jumped a bit fast!) and having to put the apartments on the market with the hope that we will recover our costs and invest in something newer later on;<br/>3) Not having any spending cash right now because it's all tied up in our real-estate!<br/>2) Along the same lines as above - not being able to buy clothing for work, including new shoes, since the dog ate my last pair!<br/>1) Joining finances with my loved one, who owes a looooot of money... and adding some more onto that pile when we bought the new house (though it's a good investment)...<br/>:) Five great things:
5) Finding $20 in last year’s Fall jacket…
4) Consolidating my fiance’s debt and our newly shared debt in a low-interest line of credit and making $500 payments to get rid of it!
3) Calling the bank and asking them to drop the interest on my mortgage by a percent, and having them say ‘we’ll drop it by a percent and a HALF!!’
2) Paying off all my student loans in one year.
1) Being 25 and owning a house in the ‘burbs, and a two-apartment house in a desirable location in the city, with tenants paying the mortgage and the interest, with $15,000 in RRSPs and a good budget that will hopefully allow us to use my xmas bonus on a trip South this year!

Some sad things:
5) Leasing an impractical car that we now can’t get rid of, that I can’t drive, and that we can barely afford;
4) Scaling back on our life just a bit (jumped a bit fast!) and having to put the apartments on the market with the hope that we will recover our costs and invest in something newer later on;
3) Not having any spending cash right now because it’s all tied up in our real-estate!
2) Along the same lines as above – not being able to buy clothing for work, including new shoes, since the dog ate my last pair!
1) Joining finances with my loved one, who owes a looooot of money… and adding some more onto that pile when we bought the new house (though it’s a good investment)…
:)

]]> By: Nicole http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2007/09/03/god-does-it-feel-so-good/#comment-2220 Nicole Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:19:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=313#comment-2220 You guys rock! You guys rock!

]]> By: KMS2 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2007/09/03/god-does-it-feel-so-good/#comment-2213 KMS2 Sat, 08 Sep 2007 00:53:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=313#comment-2213 I've been desperately wanting a new pair of nice pumps (I also kind of need a pair since the ones I have are getting too worn out) and I almost used my bonus check to buy an expensive pair but I deposited that sucker into my ING account. Also, I finally convinced the boyfriend to open an ING account and since then he's become slightly addicted to saving and seeing his interest increase. Hearing him say that made me smile. I’ve been desperately wanting a new pair of nice pumps (I also kind of need a pair since the ones I have are getting too worn out) and I almost used my bonus check to buy an expensive pair but I deposited that sucker into my ING account. Also, I finally convinced the boyfriend to open an ING account and since then he’s become slightly addicted to saving and seeing his interest increase. Hearing him say that made me smile.

]]> By: PayingForPlaying http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2007/09/03/god-does-it-feel-so-good/#comment-2212 PayingForPlaying Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:08:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=313#comment-2212 They may be little, but in the past week I've saved over $13 in finance charges on credit cards I've paid off, but not "quite in time." Calling the companies and just doing a little questioning and I got the charges waived! Woo hoo! It feels so good when you have a card COMPLETELY paid off! They may be little, but in the past week I’ve saved over $13 in finance charges on credit cards I’ve paid off, but not “quite in time.” Calling the companies and just doing a little questioning and I got the charges waived! Woo hoo! It feels so good when you have a card COMPLETELY paid off!

]]> By: Susy http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2007/09/03/god-does-it-feel-so-good/#comment-2211 Susy Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:58:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=313#comment-2211 Knowing that I'll pay off my 15 year mortgage a couple years early, when all my friends bought houses the same price and will be paying for 15 years after I'm finished. <br/><br/>Oh yeah, and my mortgage payment is only a little more than theirs every month. I'm excited to have an extra $1200 every month for 15 years while they're still paying off their house! Knowing that I’ll pay off my 15 year mortgage a couple years early, when all my friends bought houses the same price and will be paying for 15 years after I’m finished.

Oh yeah, and my mortgage payment is only a little more than theirs every month. I’m excited to have an extra $1200 every month for 15 years while they’re still paying off their house!

]]> By: Anonymous http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2007/09/03/god-does-it-feel-so-good/#comment-2210 Anonymous Fri, 07 Sep 2007 04:31:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=313#comment-2210 Working my ass off as a LSU Sophomore and managing to save $30,000 by not spending nearly 95% of what I made in my lawn service.<br/><br/>I had to think about my goal everyday, stop myself from getting a new truck and caving in to get an iphone.<br/><br/>My goal before I graduate is <br/><br/>100 dimes....I will reach it.... Working my ass off as a LSU Sophomore and managing to save $30,000 by not spending nearly 95% of what I made in my lawn service.

I had to think about my goal everyday, stop myself from getting a new truck and caving in to get an iphone.

My goal before I graduate is

100 dimes….I will reach it….

]]> By: Frags http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2007/09/03/god-does-it-feel-so-good/#comment-2209 Frags Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:57:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=313#comment-2209 finding $20 in my jeans pocket at the end of the weekend always makes me smile. yes, it's little, but it sure does feel good. finding $20 in my jeans pocket at the end of the weekend always makes me smile. yes, it’s little, but it sure does feel good.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2007/09/03/god-does-it-feel-so-good/#comment-2208 Anonymous Tue, 04 Sep 2007 22:30:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=313#comment-2208 1. Being financially secure enough to do something really nice for a family whose daughter is (the doctors say) terminally ill. <br/><br/>2. Depositing my entire holiday bonus into savings. What a rush! 1. Being financially secure enough to do something really nice for a family whose daughter is (the doctors say) terminally ill.

2. Depositing my entire holiday bonus into savings. What a rush!

]]> By: Cheryl http://thebudgetingbabe.com/2007/09/03/god-does-it-feel-so-good/#comment-2207 Cheryl Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:31:00 +0000 http://thebudgetingbabe.com/?p=313#comment-2207 Getting a bonus check and using it to pay off a credit card that was charging me 28% interest!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!! Getting a bonus check and using it to pay off a credit card that was charging me 28% interest!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!

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