About Me

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| BABY STEPS |

B1 = Baby EF $1,000 EF
B2 = Debt Snowball started
B3 = BIG EF (3-6 mos)
B3.5 = Save 20% for our 1st house
B4 = Invest 15% to Roth
B5 = College Fund for Kids
B6 = Payoff Mortgage
B7 = Build Wealth

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Credit Card Balances

CC01--$406--BofA
----Paid 9/18/09
CC02--$455--1st Prem
----Paid & Closed 2/20/09
CC03--$425--Cap 1
----Paid & Closed 2/27/09
CC04--$489--Orch 4
----Paid & Closed 2/27/09
CC05--$538--Orch 1
----Paid & Closed 3/27/09
CC06--$697--Orch 3
----Paid & Closed 3/27/09
CC07--$585--Credt 1
----Paid & Closed 4/27/09
CC08--$305--Best Buy
----Paid & Closed 7/29/09
CC09--$475--Orch 2
----Paid & Closed 9/18/09
CC10--$490--Cap 1
----Paid & Closed 9/18/09
CC11--$1,169--Kay
----Paid & Closed 5/29/09
CC12--$2,400--Dell
Loan--$2432 --American Gen
----Paid & Closed 5/29/09

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Medical Collection Accounts
these babies are old - but on the credit report. have to pay in order to get a home loan in the next year! Plus they ARE mine. :)

Paid today (10.5.09)
COL0 $118.00
COL0 $61.00
COL0 $7
COL0 $51

Left to pay by January
COL1 $55.00 - PAID 11/17
COL2 $59.00 - PAID 11/13
COL3 $69.00 - PAID 10/16
COL4 $92.00 - PAID 11/17
COL5 $118.00 - PAID 11/6
COL6 $200.00
COL7 $214.00 - PAID 11/17
COL8 $218.00
COL9 $220.00 - PAID 11/17
COL10 $232.00
COL11 $247.00
COL12 $449.00
COL13 $698.00
COL14 $753.00
COL15 $1,159.00
Total $4765.00
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Savings Goals
SOME SAVINGS ON HOLD TO PAY OFF REMAINDER OF BILLS. ONLY SHORT TERM and MID TERM ARE BEING ADDED TO.

Short Term (MMDA)
$300 / month for medical, clothes, tags, etc)

Mid Term (ING Savings)
$200 / month for replacement car, downpayment for house, vacation)
Goal = $1000 by 12/31/09

Long Term (ING Savings)
$100 / month for IRA and college accounts (3 kids)
Goal = $500 by 12/31/09

EmerFund (Credit Union Savings)
$100 / month for emergencies
Goal = $500 by 12/31/09

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A FICO Make-Over Story
There was once a girl who was married to a boy. They mis-judged and mis-used their credit for ten long years. One day, after everything was just about hopeless, they decided to turn their life around. This is a story of how a fun-loving couple in their 30s decided to become debt free, in order to purchase their first home for their three lovely children.

JJ's Scores

JR's Scores

The scores are lowwww and dirty! But if anyone can change it - these two can!

Follow their progress. The Scores will be updated every 90 days. Watch for the next update on 8.29.09. -UPDATE- Slight change, mostly upward!

**Thoughts on Mays Scores**
They are going UP! I cannot believe it! We are finally getting somewhere! How exciting!

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2 More & Pleased as Punch

March 27th, 2009 at 10:28 am

We paid off two more credit cards this morning. One for $538 and the other for $697 - What? It was only $571 when I pulled it up last week!! Yep - they charged me an annual fee. I called to close one of the cards today (same company, but I am keeping one open due to the length of time I have had it). Besides trying to sell me Term Life ins, they were pretty great. They noted my payment, I asked for the annual fee to be reversed - and they did it!

I am shocked! But pleased of course.

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5 Responses to “2 More & Pleased as Punch”

Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
March 27th, 2009 at 11:00 am

Yay!
L Saver Says:
March 27th, 2009 at 11:01 am

Way to go!
Ima saver Says:
March 27th, 2009 at 12:04 pm

Good for you!!
creditcardfree Says:
March 27th, 2009 at 12:50 pm

Congratulations! Nice job asking for the reversal on the annual fee, too!
Petunia Says:
March 28th, 2009 at 11:15 am

Great work!

No Pain | No Gain

No one ever said this was going to be easy.

2 More & Pleased as Punch

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