Can my debt reach me up there? Sometimes people ask me how I stay motivated to pay off my debt. I’ve been told I have a pretty strong (some might say all consuming) drive to get out of debt. I think that’s a fair statement. It IS really important to me. With my lifestyle the […]
Personal Finance
I Just Paid Off Another Loan! (And How I Did It)
Today I have an unexpected and wonderful loan update: I just paid off the remainder of my Stafford 2 loan! I officially only have two loans left and $8,633 left in debt! KaraKara Perez is the original founder of From Frugal To Free. She is a money expert, speaker and founder of Bravely Go, a feminist […]
Gifting Myself a Debt Free Life
Why am I working so hard to get out of debt? To those of us in the personal finance world, the answer seems obvious. To be out of debt. To start saving. To have real control over my finances. To one day reach financial independence. KaraKara Perez is the original founder of From Frugal To Free. She […]
Into Four Figures!
I know I am overdue on an in depth post but I promise I have them coming! This week has been particularly crazy for me because it’s Amplify Austin today! Well, and tomorrow. Amplify Austin is a 24 hour period of giving to non profits in central Texas. It started at 6pm tonight and goes […]
My Debt Payoff Style
Frequently when I describe my debt payoff journey to friends, family and random people I meet, they tell me how impressed they are with my approach to debt. “I could never change my life like that!” they say, or “How do you stay focused over time?” or “Wow, it’s great you’re doing all this so […]
Debt Payoff: February Update
I’m back today to hit y’all with my February goal progress. How much did I pay off? How much do I have left? CAN YOU DEAL WITH THE SUSPENSE? Ok, let’s tone it down for a second. Before I get into the facts and figures I want to say something I’ve been coming to realize: […]
Guest Post Over at Dear Debt!
Hey y’all! Man, it’s been a busy couple of days. I have been working my tail off and watching a whole lot of movies. Catering has dominated my last two weekends and coaching is dominating my afternoons and non-profiting (not a real word) has been dominating my mornings. To top it off I’ve had to attend […]
Working Seven Days a Week
This morning I slept an hour past my alarm. I set my alarm for 8:00 every morning and try really hard to stick to getting up out of bed within 15 minutes of it. I love sleep and these cold winter mornings (mid-thirties in Austin- that’s freezing here!), it can be brutal to get out […]
Student Loan Interest Paid in 2014
I was hanging out the other night, scrolling through my Mint app and having a grand old time congratulating myself on the progress I’ve made so far this month on my loans. I was feeling pretty optimistic about what I’d been able to do thus far in 2015 and scheming about my payoff abilities in coming months. “If […]
No-Spend February: Update Two
As I am more than halfway through this no-spend month, I figured it was time for another update! How is no-spend February going deep in the heart of Texas? Sunset over my city! KaraKara Perez is the original founder of From Frugal To Free. She is a money expert, speaker and founder of Bravely Go, a […]