
The last debt: paid off in October
The last payment on the car loan, a red cross in the final square and a quiet cup of tea on the verandah.

November 4, 2026 · 8 min
How the freed-up payments rolled onto the car loan, month by month, and the month I nearly gave up.
A short letter every other Sunday: one thing I did with a debt, one page to try and one cross on the calendar.

The last payment on the car loan, a red cross in the final square and a quiet cup of tea on the verandah.

7 min read
The letter I wrote to the lender, what I asked and what I did not, and the answer that came back.