Each month, I record the balances on my debt obligations. The amounts shown in my debt report reflect balances as of the end of the previous month.
See below for the figures as of the end of October, 2019.
Based on the figures above, the difference between my September and October debt total is $5,352.76. Plus, I paid off the balances due for my 2018 Federal ($3,238) and State ($2,819) taxes.
Those two debts did not did not make it into my debt snowball because I learned what my obligations were in September and paid them both in October using a commission I earned through my real estate sales side hustle.
How long should you try? Until.
~Jim Rohn
I’m very excited about having made significant strides last month. It feels so good to make large payments on individual debts. It feels even better to pay off a debt altogether and see a zero balance. I have 10 more debts to go. Note that I’ve listed the debts in the order of the lowest balance to the highest. However, I plan to pay off my home mortgages last. I’ll target Navient before going hard on either the first or second mortgage, despite the fact that the second mortgage balance is much lower than both of the student loan balances.
Though I know that every month won’t be as productive as this one was, it is encouraging to know that it can happen and that it did happen for me. For it to have happened at the front end of this journey really adds fuel to my debt-free fire. I’ll just keep plugging away.