Debt Confession | Over $200,000 in Debt | Finding Financial Freedom

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  • Опубліковано 20 січ 2025

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  • @jamescares9003
    @jamescares9003 7 місяців тому +13

    Keep it up, I paid off all my debt, including my house over the last 10 years. Now I'm able to save 70% of my income and live off less than 30%.

  • @jayneeojeda5677
    @jayneeojeda5677 9 місяців тому +6

    You are very brave for sharing! I can’t wait to see the progress!

  • @BethelBudgets
    @BethelBudgets 10 місяців тому +5

    New supporter! Way to go on you debt confession. I know that was hard. Keep going!

  • @budgetwithlisa2024
    @budgetwithlisa2024 8 місяців тому +5

    I'm a paper and pen girl, so writing down our debt made it more real to me. We're on our own debt journey too. You've got this!! 💙💙

  • @tmusa2002
    @tmusa2002 9 місяців тому +26

    Please knock out those family loans quickly (and any personal loan you owe any human). Those people, regardless of how kind they are, are noting your spending while you still owe them. It’s human nature. For example, if you’re eating out, going on trips, or buying a new car, they’re making a mental note and just avoid that. It’s best to keep your debt with a bank (and hopefully minimize that). 😊 I have my own debt journey, too, I’m not perfect, this is just a topic I hear too many people talking about behind the backs of the people they loaned money to. 😊

    • @Therealbudget
      @Therealbudget  9 місяців тому +5

      That’s a really good point! Makes me really think about moving them up on the list

    • @tmusa2002
      @tmusa2002 9 місяців тому +6

      I would pay them. Skip going out to eat for a month and a couple would be taken care of.

    • @GemB78
      @GemB78 8 місяців тому +1

      I totally agree. I have a personal loan with/from my mom, and that is the first one I tackle

    • @tmusa2002
      @tmusa2002 8 місяців тому

      @@GemB78 Good! We stupidly made a car trade with a friend 18 months ago. He still owes us $1900… That’s not a small amount of money for us. I regret doing that so much!! And we see all his spending noted on Facebook. 😡 He’s not broke or unemployed.

    • @anthonyanderson9303
      @anthonyanderson9303 6 місяців тому +1

      You are SO right about this. My grandmother God Bless her, she helped my mother out throught a really tough time with lending money but...she never let her here the end of it. It was always a grand inquisition anytime my mother spent money on anything. "Oh she got the money to do this yada yada". It's not worth the headache.

  • @simplifinance5154
    @simplifinance5154 11 місяців тому +6

    the good news is most of the balances on the first page are relatively low so hopefully you can get a bunch of them paid off quick!

    • @Therealbudget
      @Therealbudget  11 місяців тому

      Yes! Thank you for the encouragement!

  • @iAmLaeLex
    @iAmLaeLex 8 місяців тому +3

    Finally a debt plan that is realistic that I can go along with from the beginning.

  • @BudgetsWithELMA
    @BudgetsWithELMA 10 місяців тому +3

    Congrats making your decision & I am proud of You! I know it is not easy to share our debt but it's the beginning of everything to tackle it, great debt confession video 👍

    • @Therealbudget
      @Therealbudget  10 місяців тому

      Thank you! That is the sweetest encouragement!

  • @MillennialLifeAndFinances
    @MillennialLifeAndFinances 7 місяців тому +2

    Good luck!! Following you along on your journey. Youve got this 💪🏻

  • @affairsinorderwithgigi
    @affairsinorderwithgigi 10 місяців тому +1

    New subbie here! Welcome to the budgeting community! My hubby and I are on a debt journey too. I love doing savings challenges on my channel to make the debt payoff more fun. It’s hard to do these confessions but you’ve done awesome! I’ll be here cheering you on❤

    • @Therealbudget
      @Therealbudget  10 місяців тому +1

      Thank you for the encouragement! Some to you friend.

    • @affairsinorderwithgigi
      @affairsinorderwithgigi 10 місяців тому

      @@Therealbudget You are so welcome! My subscribers keep me motivated and encouraged so I like to do the same for others❤️

  • @FinancialDreamswithChristine
    @FinancialDreamswithChristine 9 місяців тому +1

    New subscriber here! Can’t wait to follow along and watch you crush that debt! 😊

  • @alexistacklesmoney
    @alexistacklesmoney 7 місяців тому

    Hi friend ❤ new subbie here! I know it’s so hard to be so vulnerable especially about debt. We are here to support you. I completely understand the feeling you’re feeling specially with a bunch of different debts. Also have to agree attorneys are so expensive. Had to learn that the hard way at the beginning of last year. Can’t wait to finish paying it off. Excited to watch your journey!

  • @TheMoneyMakingMentor
    @TheMoneyMakingMentor 5 місяців тому +2

    I like to pay off the smallest ones first. This way I have less on my mind all the time while paying off the largest one or the one with the highest interest rate. I just paid off mt AMEX($91) and Best Buy($318). Now I only have to think of the one I have left CITI ($1,100)

  • @Surviving_But_Thriving
    @Surviving_But_Thriving 6 місяців тому

    New subbie! 🎉🎉 my wife and I are in our own journey and it’s tough. But it’ll all be so worth it. Keep it up! ❤

  • @carlosturcios4771
    @carlosturcios4771 11 місяців тому +2

    You got it👏🏻God bless you and help your family

  • @lindadobranetski6302
    @lindadobranetski6302 8 місяців тому +2

    Hi my hubby and I have both have new iPhones every due date witch is on the 22nd I go and pay an extra $15 on each phone on top of the bill it adds up quickly

  • @c-alcantara
    @c-alcantara 11 місяців тому +5

    You got this!

  • @Ojosnegros123
    @Ojosnegros123 10 місяців тому +1

    Do you have a goal set on how many years it will take to pay off your debt? Thank you for sharing!

    • @Therealbudget
      @Therealbudget  10 місяців тому

      I don’t have one right now but I look forward to making one soon. Im switching jobs so am holding out on that before running the numbers. Thanks!

  • @jadevu904
    @jadevu904 9 місяців тому +1

    I believe there is another round of student loan forgiveness, I recommend to try to sign up and do application for that. Anything forgiven will be better than nothing! Thank you for your bravery to share about this.

  • @KimJoyJoyBear
    @KimJoyJoyBear 7 місяців тому

    You are brave! God bless you!

  • @budgetwithrhia2452
    @budgetwithrhia2452 10 місяців тому +3

    New subscriber!

  • @jflsdknf
    @jflsdknf 18 днів тому

    Wow. I don't understand families who loan each other money. Guess i just didn't grow up exposed to that at all.

  • @hanshartmann796
    @hanshartmann796 2 місяці тому

    ahem ... you thought about interest rates anytime 🤔

  • @loosetooth1989
    @loosetooth1989 8 місяців тому

    Whats your interest rates?

  • @dm3988
    @dm3988 10 місяців тому

    What is causing your overspending?

    • @Therealbudget
      @Therealbudget  10 місяців тому +1

      Living above my means and being in school for so long

  • @AG-so4gl
    @AG-so4gl 7 місяців тому

    Compared against your assets too.

  • @JackRid-k5s
    @JackRid-k5s 4 місяці тому

    Nice content
    just wondering why your view are so low

  • @TrappedQue
    @TrappedQue 8 місяців тому

    You can do this…it will take sometimes.

  • @MrsMillion
    @MrsMillion 5 місяців тому +2

    When I started I had 267,000 to now I have $186,955.11 I am low income wish I was a high income maybe one day

    • @SkyandMilo_9
      @SkyandMilo_9 4 місяці тому

      You will be earning a high income 🙏👍

    • @MrsMillion
      @MrsMillion 4 місяці тому

      @@SkyandMilo_9 thank you 😊

  • @pamelajackson5573
    @pamelajackson5573 8 місяців тому

    New subbie as of today

  • @AG-so4gl
    @AG-so4gl 7 місяців тому +1

    Could clear quite a few of those debts off with the rock on your finger. Not to be rude, just saying

  • @nikofresf8082
    @nikofresf8082 11 місяців тому +1

    i hear ur voice echoing good luck lol

    • @Therealbudget
      @Therealbudget  11 місяців тому +1

      There’s a shaking in my voice for sure 😂

  • @aeolanyiramoon6260
    @aeolanyiramoon6260 7 місяців тому

    You are so brave You got this I believe in you