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Old 09-25-2011, 02:04 PM   #117
Rathji
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One of my favourite shows is Till Debt Do us Part. I used to be pretty bad with my money. No care. Max out the CC to $15000. Max out Credit Line. Then when I got married I changed. Spreadsheet everything I spend. It gave me a big "WTF moment". I was paying over $500 in interest per month on credit cards.

I have a business now and my wife is a teacher so my income is higher than I ever thought I could make, but I still track everything. It makes you feel good knowing where every penny is going and budgeting.
I was the same way for a long time and that show was a pretty big influence in me turning it around. Once I realized how much money was being pissed away every month by us not really focusing on it, it became fairly easy to right the ship.
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