LCguy
Lil-Rokslider
I had a ton of credit card debt but locked in and paid it down in one year. It definitely sucked, but it's definitely doable. You just have to make sacrifices. I stopped eating out for lunch everyday, I stopped eating out for dinner on the weekends, I stopped buying anything outside of my needs. In fact, I stopped doing much except working, going to the gym and going fishing. I went to costco and purchased everything in bulk, and never ate or drank anything outside of my grocery budget. This did two things 1) it allowed me to pay a huge chunk of the debt every month and 2) it also allowed me to start building liquidity even while paying down the debt.
Once I had it all paid off, I stopped using the credit card. I still have it just in case but have been able to build my liquidity to the point where I can cover 95% of emergency expenses.
My advice is, whatever you decide to do, do it quick. It will wear down your relationship fast.
Once I had it all paid off, I stopped using the credit card. I still have it just in case but have been able to build my liquidity to the point where I can cover 95% of emergency expenses.
My advice is, whatever you decide to do, do it quick. It will wear down your relationship fast.