Weekly report: Ditchin Debt & Murphy’s law #1

Every week I’d like to do a weekly report of our progress getting out of debt (I know we’re finally starting) I’m not one to jump into something without doing a lot of research and obsessing over it for a few months.

This week we paid $100 towards debt. Not a lot but it’s something. We have a bunch of pending medical bills that we’re paying before we tackle our credit cards (which I can’t wait to do)

After paying off the $100, the next day we had to take my one and a half-year-old daughter to the ER. She was diagnosed with RSV, bronchitis, and pneumonia. Instead of putting the $150 on my credit card I paid for it fully!

I was talking to my wife about how Murphy’s law really does poke their head out when you’re trying to do something new, or get out of debt. I won’t let Murphy control us though!

I would like to pay off some sort of debt every week. Next week I would like to pay off 2 more bills that have been pending for a bit. Slow and steady wins the race!

We are also using Debt Free Charts to visualize our debt-free journey, so that’s going to be a fun way to stay motivated!

What do you do to stay motivated on your debt-free journey? Tweet me @ditchindebt or comment down below and let me know!

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