We are posting this a little bit later than normal… our final Spencer payment. We were able to pay down the remainder of our Sallie Mae-held student loans on August 23. It took us a total of eight months and 23 days to complete our goal, which is actually quite a bit faster than we originally expected. We’re thankful for having gotten our income up and our expenses way down this year.
WE’RE DEBT FREE!
12/1/2010 starting balance: $69,176.76
8/23/2011 total payoff: $69,999.41
We went out to a fancy dinner last night to celebrate!
We finally received reimbursement from moving expenses (we had to drastically reduce our payment in July after covering the cost of a U-Pack pod and cross-country move). We also realized Rachel had a big chunk of cash sitting in her business accounts that would better serve us in finishing our debt. These two piles of cash allowed us to pay off the final part of Spencer at an accelerated rate.
Originally, when I posted the grid I mentioned that we would deal with the horn later. I figured I would adjust the remaining ten squares to eat up any interest added along the way. At Maggie’s super suggestion, I decided to leave the horn squares at approximately $500 each. (The body squares each valued at $100). So Spencer still represents our original amount, and the pile of dung represents the interest we paid.
Just wait until you see the size of the interest we would have paid if we didn’t go ahead with this goal. Another post, another day.
HOORAY!!!!!
I am so proud.
Congratulations! Feels so good, right?!
You actually beat my estimated payoff date by 4 days! w00t!
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Congratulations!! This is an amazing feat – and so inspirational. Not only did you finish, but you finished MONTHS ahead of schedule.
Gives me hope I can do the same to the little bit of debt I have. Thank you.
You deserve a treat!
Jessica
congrats!!
I’m SO happy for you! And…if I’m honest…equally jealous (shhhh)! My hubby and I hope to follow in your footsteps in the next 6-8 months….half our debt down, half to go!
congratulations!!! you guys must feel so good.
Congratulations! Best feeling in the world!
You beat my payoff prediction by 4 days!
Neat, congratulations! So long Spencer. Don’t the door hit you.
Congratulations!
Making that last payment is one of the best feelings in the world.
(You also beat my calculated payoff date by 4 days!)
Yay! Wow! So impressed! Congrats!!!!!!