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  1. LeftBench

    Bought a huge house with a 3 car garage and a pool!

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    Thank you for the kind words. I've learned so much and still have a ways to go, but I'm on the right track. And you are right, I am SO fortunate to have such a great family / support system.
  2. LeftBench

    Bought a huge house with a 3 car garage and a pool!

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    Thanks Andy! An important thing I've learned is that sometimes having the hard conversation now will pay off big time later!
  3. LeftBench

    Bought a huge house with a 3 car garage and a pool!

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    Thank you, MJ! Your kind words really mean a lot. I really want to stress how much this forum has helped me and pushed me towards making these life changing decisions and actually take action on them.
  4. LeftBench

    Bought a huge house with a 3 car garage and a pool!

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    Thanks JonnyC! I appreciate the kind words... and I still feel silly when I think about some of the posts I made early on in this thread. Being on the right track feels good though.
  5. LeftBench

    Bought a huge house with a 3 car garage and a pool!

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    Another small debt related update for anyone following my progress. Yesterday, on Easter, we handed my Grandmother a $20,000.00 check. Felt awesome. I just paid $7,000.00 into another credit card about 2 minutes ago. Got a text from my mechanic today, the Jeep is ready. Meaning I will...
  6. LeftBench

    Bought a huge house with a 3 car garage and a pool!

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    Small update. We closed on the sale of our house today. After all fees and what not we are walking away with just over $27,000.00 which will be used towards debts. The amount of happiness and relief we are feeling right now is incredible. We have been staying with my parents for the last...
  7. LeftBench

    Bought a huge house with a 3 car garage and a pool!

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    Some hard work, discipline, and openly talking about everything with the wife has made this much easier than expected. We are paying this down pretty quick. I see us being debt free or very close to it one year from now. An important thing I learned is that if you are having financial...
  8. LeftBench

    Bought a huge house with a 3 car garage and a pool!

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    Thank you for the kind words and your post. I hope all works out for you as well, it sounds like you got an awesome deal for yourself and your family!
  9. LeftBench

    Bought a huge house with a 3 car garage and a pool!

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    Thank you for the kind words, Danyer!! It is definitely a life changing experience, one I hope to never replicate! lol
  10. LeftBench

    Bought a huge house with a 3 car garage and a pool!

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    Good news regarding the Jeep. My mechanic called me back and advised that it needs under $300 worth of work to make it a reliable daily driver. He said that it must have been very well taken care of (which is what I was told by trustworthy co-worker).
  11. LeftBench

    Bought a huge house with a 3 car garage and a pool!

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    Thanks for the kind words and I really appreciate the advice regarding the storage unit. I will make sure to move the items around and keep a keen eye on the inside of the unit. Luckily the unit isn't super JAMMED with stuff so moving things around shouldn't be a problem.
  12. LeftBench

    Bought a huge house with a 3 car garage and a pool!

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    Thank you, MJ. I've got a long ways to go but it feels good to be making solid progress and to have the feeling of a huge burden off of my shoulders. I've learned a lot of great things from this (and many other) thread and am very excited for the future.
  13. LeftBench

    Bought a huge house with a 3 car garage and a pool!

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    Another small update I forgot to mention. Purchased a used Jeep Grand Cherokee that is in really good shape. Co-worker's daughter used it as a daily driver. I got it for a steal at $1k. It's currently at the mechanic shop to find out what type of work it needs (Mechanic is my wife's cousin...
  14. LeftBench

    Bought a huge house with a 3 car garage and a pool!

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    Hi Bananas, I should have mentioned that we have sold tons of stuff. When I said 85% of our stuff has been moved to the storage unit and my parents' house I really meant 85% of what is left. We've sold / thrown out / given away a large amount of our belongings. TONS of stuff... I'm actually...
  15. LeftBench

    Bought a huge house with a 3 car garage and a pool!

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    We've moved the close date up to March 17th. Almost out of here. Already have 85% of our stuff moved out and split between storage unit and my parents' house. They are excited to have their grandkids living with them. I'm excited to be living mortgage/rent free for a bit and kill off this...
  16. LeftBench

    Having a great day.

    Having a great day.
  17. LeftBench

    Bought a huge house with a 3 car garage and a pool!

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    Hey all just a quick update since the last time I've been on here. Got about another $17k debt paid off. Working hard to keep up the pace with that. Things are going well on that front. House is finally under contract... we are looking to close on this sale March 24. We should be walking...
  18. LeftBench

    Just quit my job

    MINDSET 
    Awesome! Congrats on the big step, and best of luck in the future.
  19. LeftBench

    Twitter on the Deathwatch

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    I think Twitch is going to blow up... its video game related now but I see it being more social media oriented in the next 2-3 years. Myspace started as music, Facebook started as college kids, Twitch started as a platform to watch others play video games. I think it will change, evolve, and...
  20. LeftBench

    Learning a lot... love this forum

    Learning a lot... love this forum
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