Comments on: This American’s Dream

By: The Motherload » Retro MomAdvice 04.15.10

The Motherload » Retro MomAdvice 04.15.10 — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:54:24 +0000

[...] This American’s Dream [...]

By: Karen_thrifty

Karen_thrifty — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:31:33 +0000

God is good! He has brought us through similar circumstances.

By: Trish

Trish — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:51:28 +0000

I have this post favorited on my computer. I hadn't read it in awhile but everytime I read it, it makes me cry. It is so true, simple, and sweet. This is exactly what life is about and there is nothing better. Thanks

By: Lori

Lori — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:37:00 +0000

Just found your site through Stumble Upon. I love this article. I too am living the dream after becoming debt free. It took us many years, but I never regret going through the tough years.

Now as the market is tough, and yes there are worries, but I know without any debt we would not sink as much as many people around us.

Blessings.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:39:00 +0000

Amy,
We were in the same boat with unemployment.We started paying minimum payments on credit cards and were getting no where. A woman at Credit Counselors encourage me to take every spare penny and to find tips to save money on the internet – then take the savings and apply the exact amount saved to these debts.I found a lot of cost cutting tips that allowed me to transfer wasted $ to payment of my credit card balances. One big savings tip the counselor gave me was to get and use a drug discount card when paying for our prescriptions. They are free on the internet at superrxcard.com . I had never heard of one. Tips like this can certainly help you get out of debt because they retrain your mind to look for money in places you never dreamed of and make you aware of just how much money we waste unnecessarily every day.

By: familyonbikes

familyonbikes — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:32:00 +0000

I am thrilled to hear you are finally living your dream! I am a HUGE believer in living your dream whatever it takes.

In three weeks my husband and I will set off to live our dream with our children – a family bicycle tour from Alaska to Argentina! We plan to spend about 2 1/2 years on the road. I can’t wait to get out there and live that dream of mine!

YOu can read about our journey at http://www.familyonbikes.org

By: foreclosurefish

foreclosurefish — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:43:00 +0000

Great post, and right on target about the American Dream not being about McMansions, Asian-made electronics, and a new SUV every few years.

A dream of self-sufficiency may seem modest in today's age of credit-fueled extravagance, but it won't be too long before the frugal are vindicated by current events.

Keep up the good financial habits, more and more people will need to learn from this kind of rational behavior in the years ahead.

By: mama k

mama k — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:49:00 +0000

Lovely post. Thanks for sharing your “story”

By: Becky

Becky — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:08:00 +0000

I am a single mom working one full time job and one part time job to get out of debt and to support my two teenagers. I don’t have half the debt you have but yet it seems insurmountable (sp?) at times. I have paid off one credit card but have 3 left to go. Thanks for the words of encouragement.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:51:00 +0000

I’m so happy for you I’m tearing up! Sometimes I feel like we will never get there! Thanks for the reminder that it can happen!