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I lied...

December 11th, 2007 at 09:40 pm

...in a recent post when I said I'd never buy anything on credit again. Well, I didn't lie but I was wrong.

Our dishwasher is seriously on its last legs; it barely even pretends to wash the dishes anymore. I figured out I'd be able to afford a really nice one by July. Then I went to sears.com and saw that I could get one now, with free shipping and some other perks, if I used a Sears card--and that there would be no payments or interest for a year.

That seems good--we could have it now and pay it off before it starts gathering interest. I went back and forth mentally--am I ready to do this sort of thing, when I'm a recovering credit addict? I decided it's safe because it will really bug me till it's paid off--I won't let it slow me down. And we do need a good dishwasher--we all work full-time, cook nearly every meal at home, entertain at home a lot to save money, so the time and manpower savings of a dishwasher are such a help.

I've also decided to go ahead and shoot for getting rid of all consumer debt in two years--Dec. 31, 2009, to be exact. I haven't worked out the specifics, so for the time being I'm just going to keep at my current pace, but starting in January I'm going to throw money at it as fast as I can!

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2 Responses to “I lied...”

  1. reflectionite Says:
    December 11th, 2007 at 11:11 pm 1197414670
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    wow... to have a dishwasher... Smile my dad has one, but i only see him once a year, so for the rest of my life i've always done the dishes by hand. and my mum, when she cooks (which was nearly every night until i moved out) believes that its impossible to cook a good meal unless you use EVERY pot and pan in the house, and about six knives and cutting boards (this ones not sharp enough... i need a paring knife for this... i need a serrated knife...) as well as various baking dishes and strainers...
    argh!

  2. mackybethsmommy Says:
    December 12th, 2007 at 02:13 am 1197425619
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    My mom got me a dishwasher as a house warming present when we moved here 3 yrs ago. Before that it was hand washing and I hated it with a passion. I believe that if my dishwasher broke on me now I might just have to sell off one of the kids. LOL J/K. I know how you feel and as long as you think you could handle getting it paid off before the interest starts I don't blame ya for getting it now.

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