Comments on: Can’t I Just Sell All Of My Stuff??

By: tracy

tracy — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:02:05 +0000

I totally agree about getting your house paid off but I about choked when I read that your house payment it only $600 a month! You can’t RENT a studio for that here. Count your blessings. A $600 payment you should have it paid off in no time.

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:37:18 +0000

I just recently found your blog and I have to say I love it! We have recently come to realize that we NEED to get rid of our mortgage payment and other expenses surrounding it. We bought to much house about 5 years ago (back then it was ok) and as time has progressed and our family grows and the economy worsens, we feel more broke everyday. We are thinking of selling our house and buying a small piece of property and building our own small efficient house. We would like ot stay with my mom for a while so that we could put my husbands income towards paying off our other debts and then we would build as we could afford. We want to have a totally self-sufficient life. I have realized in telling people about our idea, how rejected it is. It isn’t the “american way” to be debt free and self sufficient. We are supposed to feed in to the materialistic things and have mountains of debt. I actually know a lady who just told me that after buying a new vehicle, she said “oh well now I have a huge vehicle payment, but oh well, it’s the american way.” Oh how I long to be self sufficient and be able to have my hubby around more instead of breaking his back everyday to make some one else rich.

By: Ashlee Logan

Ashlee Logan — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:06:36 +0000

Oh me too! I am right there with you. Except we are getting ready to buy a house. The house doesn’t bug me as much as the car payments and credit cards.

By: Erin R.

Erin R. — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 03:57:15 +0000

Hi (I’m new to your blog- I was at MoneySavingMom’s blog in some old archives and saw a link to your beautiful play & home-school room.) I totally get what you mean about living “off the grid” and all! lol I guess it’s possible to still live in USA and do that somewhat so I must resist wanting to live someplace like Ireland or Switzerland! -Erin

By: Janis

Janis — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:58:42 +0000

oh and keep track of what you paid

By: Janis

Janis — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:58:15 +0000

I hate debt also. I paid off my credit cards and my mortgage. What I did is pay my regular mortgage check AND put in another check and put in the bottom “for principal only” and it will ONLY go to your principal (what you owe) Put in as much as you can afford but you have to also include that mortgage check.