March See Debt Run Updates
Posted by jefferson on Mar 7, 2013 in Site News | 27 comments
Hello friends and fellow personal finance acolytes! Don’t let our light posting schedule lately fool you, things have been crazy busy here in the See Debt Run household for the past few weeks. We officially put our house on the market about ten days ago, a move that quickly consumes you. We have been working hard to ensure that our home shows well, and to hopefully entice a buyer into making an offer sooner than later. Michelle and I have as many as five different articles in the pipeline related to the process of listing your home and searching for a new one, and we can’t wait to share them with you.
Meanwhile at my job, my projects have begun to follow an “Agile Methodology”, where we knock out key deliverables in a series of timed sprints (how bout ‘dem buzzwords?). We plan these sprints carefully ahead of time, and then track our progress carefully towards meeting our goals. When we first adopted this new way of getting work completed, it felt a bit forced and unnatural. But I have since grown to appreciate the clear and concise way that Agile allows for you to show progress. The only downside is that when we are in the middle of a sprint, my work can really consume my entire life.
Here at See Debt Run, we have had some technical issues with the website in the past month that finally seem to be getting resolved, which is a huge relief! Our traffic numbers have still been solid, and we continue to receive wonderful support and advice from throughout the financial blogger community. That said, we do have a few other announcements to get to:
Debt Reduction
Oh yeah, it’s happening folks.
We started this journey in January of 2012 with nearly $22,000 worth of consumer debt. By the end of next week, that number will be zero. I have run the budget numbers, and I feel comfortable making that last payment, and finally lifting this elephant off of our shoulders once and for all.
We will, of course talk more about it next week. But I couldn’t be more excited that we have had the patience and the fortitude to stick with this process through the highs and lows, and to stay with it until the very end.
Fincon 2013
Last year, my better half Michelle had the pleasure of attending the Financial Bloggers Conference in Denver, Colorado (she wrote about it here and here). This yearly gathering, hosted by the nicest guy in the business, Phil Taylor from PT money, is truly a “who’s who” of the financial blogging community, and is the one can’t-miss event of the year for those of us that write about money on the internet.
It was nearly impossible for us to both attend last year (we do have 3 kids), but it got much easier this year with the announcement that the conference will be held here in our hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. Michelle and I both have purchased tickets already, and if you have a finance blog or are thinking of starting one, I would highly recommend that you do the same. Many of the bloggers who we consider to be good friends will also be there, and for those of you who we have not yet met, we would cherish the opportunity to meet you in person.
eBook
Earlier this year, we were lucky enough to be invited to participate in a shared eBook with a group of some of the best bloggers around. This was truly an awesome project, and the finished product should be available in the next few weeks. The book is just packed to the gills with great information, and I can’t wait for you all to read it. Michelle and I both contributed a chapter to the book, and I can say with confidence that my contribution is my favorite thing that I have written all year. When the book *is* available, we will have a link here at See Debt Run that can be used to purchase it.
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Also, please don’t forget to enter our giveaway for a brand new Canon Rebel T4i DSLR camera. This contest runs through the end of the month, and the prize is one of the best that I have ever seen in a blog giveaway!
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Congrats on paying down that much debt in just over a year – that is a huge accomplishment that you must be very proud of!
CT – Cashtastrophe recently posted..The Definition of a Recessionista
Thank you, CT!
I love your update post! Glad you are both going to FinCon. Have you already bought your next house? What area are you guys looking into? Maybe I missed that post. Me and Wes are looking for a new house but just can’t decide where in the StL area, there are so many good neighborhoods!
Michelle recently posted..Debt Repayment is My Middle Name
I’ll email you about where we are looking, Michelle. We can’t wait to meet you at Fincon this year!
That’s great that you are so focused on debt and making progress. When you get to a certain point, you can start looking at a year or 18 months ago and compare where you are, and you won’t even believe that you were once at that point. When you get to that point, you know you’ve made great progress!!!!
Michael @ So You Think You Can Save recently posted..Research Purchases With Product Reviews
Oh yeah.. For sure, Michael. When we look back on the year, it is amazing to look at how far we have come.
Awesome job on paying down debt! I don’t think I’m going to make it to FinCon this year. I have a few things on my plate in October.
We’ll see though.
Joe recently posted..Ten Ways To Get Cash….FAST!
Thanks for the kind words, Joe.. I hope that your schedule opens up so that you can make it down!
That’s amazing! An early congratulations to you guys for paying off your debt so quickly! That’s awesome
Good luck selling your house. I hope the process is fairly painless for you
Cassie recently posted..The Bonus of Perspective
I love hearing about your progress! So inspirational to hear about debt elimination. I am also really excited to follow as you take the next steps in your accumulating wealth! Exciting times ahead!
Lacy @EarnVerse recently posted..The Most Important Thing – A Book Review
oh boy, that’s a lot going on all that the same time. I’m not going to make it to fin con this year because of some work stuff I have going on, but hope that next year I’ll be able to. I’m hoping you’ll have lots of good stories to tell and knowledge to share after the conference
We bought our first condo last April but have never sold a house. I hope the whole process goes smoothly for you.
KK @ Student Debt Survivor recently posted..Advice From Your Therapist
Awesome on getting the debt down to 0 next week! We’re planning on going to FinCon as well. We actually got arrangements for our little ones to stay with a friend so we’re both excited to be going. Have a great weekend!
John S @ Frugal Rules recently posted..Frugal Friday: Blog Posts That Ruled This Week, Top Ten Edition
I have a serious case of debt fatigue this month. It is nice to see someone making great progress eliminating debt.
Jane Savers @ The Money Puzzle recently posted..My Family’s Money History
Congratulations on eliminating your debt! Woo-hoo! It sounds like an exciting time for your family.
I’m looking forward to learning more about the e-book you and Michelle were involved with – sounds exciting!
Shannon @ The Heavy Purse recently posted..Blog Round-up: Week of March 4, 2013
Awesome! Congrats on getting rid of all of your debt, thats amazing and surely feels very good after a long journey. And how lucky that the Financial Bloggers conference is in your own area.
Kelly@Financial-Lessons recently posted..Fixed Rate Mortgages 101
Congratulations on paying down your debt, that is huge!
Paul @ The Frugal Toad recently posted..Budgeting Tips: How to Stop Spending Money on Things You Don’t Need
Congratulations on becoming debt-free! You guys should be very proud.
Unfortunately, I won’t be at FINCON this year (I went the first year) due to it happening the same time as a long planned vacation but I do have a virtual ticket so I can get the great material afterward.
Kay Lynn recently posted..Money Can Buy Happiness
Exciting times! I love when things get busy and progress on debt continues. It will be fun to see you both this year at FinCon! And this eBook sounds great!
American Debt Project recently posted..A Quick Debt Update, Changing the National Anthem and Good Reads of the Week
Wow guys that’s amazing! You should be so proud of yourselves to pay off so much in such a short time!
Jordann @ My Alternate Life recently posted..Friday Link Love & A Wedding Dress
That’s amazing progress at paying off debt! Congratulations!
Alex recently posted..Look outside your box
Thanks Alex.. I can’t wait to be finally done later this week!
$22k debt paydown is huge for only 13 months! Definitely inspiring for us as we are paying down student loan debt.
Also planning on attending FinCon but am not 100% for sure going…have to make sure it works with work and PTO.
DC @ Young Adult Money recently posted..$500 Cash Giveaway – Save Money this Spring through Planning Ahead
We are still not sure how we are going to juggle the childcare/babysitting situation around Fincon, however– we both purchased tickets and will both be there for a large portion of the festivities..
Awesome job! Congrats on the debt!!!!! Hopefully, we will see you at FinCon
Greg@ClubThrifty recently posted..Spring Into Savings With These Money Saving Tips
I hope that you guys are coming down as well!!.. Last year, it was an amazing experience, said pretty much everyone who went.
I’m so excited to meet you both at Fincon! Sounds like there are a lot of great things happening in your life right now and so happy for you…especially paying off debt. How awesome!! Keep up the great work!
Budget and the Beach recently posted..Fear of Not Having Enough Money
That is so wonderful about getting rid of the debt. I bet when you were buying all the stuff that got you there, you though there was no way you could come up with that much money in a year, hence the credit cards. Make you feel like you can do anything. I got my ticket for Fincon and hope to see you there.
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