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Reflecting on 2023 and looking forward to 2024 2023 ended with a successful completion to my biggest goal for the past four years—my daughter graduated college with NO student loan debt/I was able to cash flow it all. I don’t recommend having nothing saved and having to cash flow it all, but...

Happy New Year! Congratulations to you all for never giving up on this debt dumping journey and for being so supportive of one another. Here are my final updates on my 2023 goals. I appreciate that this board helps me to set goals and hold myself accountable. It has been a busy year! (1) Pay...

So glad you are doing a trip report! I always enjoy your trip reports so much. Happy New Year!

Hello everyone! I have been following along but have not posted since January. This year I did a lot of the cleanup and prep work myself at the ”county” house. Feel like I am bleeding money everywhere, but fortunately have been able to cash flow and not accumulate additional debt. While I was...

Thank you!!!! I will send you both a PM soon.

Thanks @barkley for some excellent ideas/things to consider. I really appreciate your thoughtful response. Yes, I am going to get enough flooring from the same batch to cover the entire house. Good idea about scrubbing the baseboards, but they are an ugly shape and very cheap looking. I had...

Sending you positive vibes and really hoping for the best for your mom and you as you progress through this journey.

Sometimes I wish the Disboards had a Like but also Dislike button all in one. Yay for the fun Vegas trip, sorry for the limbo you feel over the changes at DH’s job.

Really sorry to hear about your Mom. Sending you virtual hugs.

Hi @crazycatstacy. We went with Viking, which may not be an option for you if you are traveling with persons under 18 (my daughter is 21-all travelers on Viking must be 18 and up). It was quite a bit cheaper than Disney, but the main reason we picked it over Disney is that we had a very narrow...

Well, my 2023 is starting off with unplanned renovations. I made my list of 2023 goals on 1/13/23, and planned to post them here over that weekend. You all may recall that in March 2020, I purchased my deceased grandmother’s little house out in the country on family land, but I am still two...

Tygerlilly, I am so sorry about your dad. Sending you virtual hugs and prayers for comfort and peace. I am big on experiences instead of things and like your plan to focus more on family time and travel in the new year.

Wow. I knew I hadn’t posted an update in a while, but didn’t realize I hadn’t done so since May 31st. I am leaving on Friday for our Europe Christmas Markets cruise followed by Amsterdam and Paris, so here is my 2022 year end wrap up. Posting yearly goals and being a part of this supportive...

This is very helpful. Thank you Karin1984!!!!!!

My daughter (21) and I will be coming from Amsterdam to Paris (following a river cruise) the afternoon of Dec 27 and departing Jan 2. I have been to Paris but she has not. Neither of us has been to Disneyland Paris. We are very familiar with the US parks. Due to the timing of our being in...

2022 Goals: May End of Month Update (1) Pay off credit cards each month--no credit card debt! ✅ JAN ✅ FEB ✅ MARCH ✅ April ✅ May (2) Pay off car loan-- ✅PAID OFF IN MAY (3) Cash flow all of Daughter's college expenses--no student loans! ✅ Spring Quarter (4) Pay property taxes on both houses in...

Thanks for the encouragement. I should have mentioned that I am not concerned at all about her not graduating in May 2023. She has classmates in her original cohort that are all over the place in how much gap time they did or did not take off. Stanford was virtual for so long. They missed so...

My DD is also one who is not graduating May 2023. Stanford was virtual for 6 quarters and she took a gap quarter in the middle. She is a Product Design major in the mechanical engineering school and was juggling classes to take what she could that did not require you to be creating hands on in...

Tip for Joshua Tree NP— if the skies are clear, drive back in to the park after dark and find somewhere to pull over and savor the millions of stars in the sky. It is a Dark Skies Park, and stargazing is amazing there.

2022 Goals: February End of Month Update (1) Pay off credit cards each month--no credit card debt! ✅ JAN ✅ FEB (2) Pay off car loan--down to @1030 (3) Cash flow all of Daughter's college expenses--no student loans! ✅ Spring Quarter (4) Pay property taxes on both houses in Jan 2022. ✅...