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Time For a New Look
As much as I despise white backgrounds as I find them unnecessarily blinding, Debt Sucks was due for a facelift. I think I’m finally done fiddling with it. Hopefully it’s easier to read, and (at least on my monitor) it offers a lot more real estate. For comparison purposes:
Last night, I went ahead and made my first intentional large purchase in quite a while. Ever since I built the computer, I think. I finally bought a video camera, a Flip UltraHD. Amazon had a deal on it, 23% off or so, which made it $155. I didn’t spring for the mini tripod, because I already have one, even though I didn’t know where it was. Turns out it’s in my camera bag… imagine that! I did, however, get a RAM camera mount for my scooter for it, with the intention of having it on there every time I ride as a “just in case” matter (such as last summer when I almost got taken out by a car that pulled out in front of me in New Jersey). While I was at it, I also ordered a RAM GPS mount. I’ve found it terribly difficult to geocache on the scooter due to the inability to check where I am compared to the cache location.
The good news is that my two paychecks coming this month, including a bonus, combined with my tax refund, is more than enough to cover next month’s expenses. That’s right – next month. That means that I already have this month covered with what money I already have. So, once that last paycheck of the month comes in, I will have successfully stopped living paycheck to paycheck, started living on last month’s income, and achieved rule #1 of the YNAB Way. It’s no time to celebrate yet, though… who knows what lurks around the corner.
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You’re living the YNAB life…awesome. Now any snowflakes that come your way can be easily identified and thrown at those debts. Congratulations. I found getting my buffer in place contributed so much peace of mind..I’m still in debt, but at least I know I’m telling my money what to do, not wondering where it went!
it is time to celebrate! look how far you’ve come! i think the new look of the site reflects your new attitude. you should be very proud of yourself!
That’s a good way to look at it – not so dark anymore, because things are working out. Actually, it reminds me of the slogan for the Sekai Camera app – “Look up, not down!” Completely unrelated to personal finance, but hey, whatever!
Can’t wait to see some videos from your new camera!
It should be here tomorrow, Dave! I can’t wait to start fiddling with it. I did consider vlogging, but then I remembered that I’m nobody special
We’ll see, maybe I can come up with something.
The sad face of the day is that the handlebar mount for it came today, but they mislabeled it. It’s actually a suction mount, which won’t work so well on the scooter. It’s going back to Amazon with a new (hopefully correct) one on the way already. I suppose with all the snow on the ground, it doesn’t much matter though.
i’m with dave. bring on the videos! 50 subscribers think you’re somebody special.