Paid in CASH
Woah. This financial journey has been wild. I still falter regularly and have a long way to go (like a realllllly long way), but I will say two things: 1. I have so much more energy I can devote to thinking about things OTHER than my financial ruin. It's honestly created such a serene and healthy space to examine other areas of me which may have contributed to the financial pitfalls. 2. I had to get new jeans yesterday, and instead of ordering online and reaching for the "pay in 4", I went to the store, found a perfect pair and paid with my debit card- my equivalent of cash. There is nothing better than knowing that in a month, I won't see this expense on my credit card bill. There are still a lot of others on there, but I know that this is one baby step that I can really feel proud of. It sounds so basic, but to me, it's everything.