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.
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A new post every Sunday from my kitchen in Durban: the debts, the envelopes and the red crosses.
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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.
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Writing to the lender about the personal loan
The letter I wrote to the lender, what I asked and what I did not, and the answer that came back.
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A wall calendar and a red pen
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Nine months on the clothing account
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The store card is gone, now what?
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Cutting up the card at the kitchen table
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Envelopes under a stone
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A spending freeze month, honestly
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Why I started with the smallest debt
The Red Pen
A short letter every other Sunday: one thing I did with a debt, one page to try and one cross on the calendar.