
Seven months on the car loan
How the freed-up payments rolled onto the car loan, month by month, and the month I nearly gave up.

November 3, 2026 · 7 min
The letter I wrote to the lender, what I asked and what I did not, and the answer that came back.
A short letter every other Sunday: one thing I did with a debt, one page to try and one cross on the calendar.

How the freed-up payments rolled onto the car loan, month by month, and the month I nearly gave up.

5 min read
Twelve months on the kitchen wall, a red pen on a string and the small pleasure of one cross.