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Positive Net Worth!!
« on: January 31, 2019, 08:28:12 AM »
Today is a big day for me. I have reached a positive net worth!!!! It feels so great. I keep going back to my spreadsheet and looking at the number and smiling.

I found MMM in March 2017 and had a net worth of -$52,848.85 over the past nearly 2 years I have worked really hard in tracking my expenses and controlling my spending. I paid off my credit card debt which was somewhere around $20K. I have now made it to the other side and now have a net worth of $1,935.70.

I was able to do all this with the help of so many of you. The encouragement and advice I received is greatly appreciated and makes this journey so much more enjoyable. 

I'm really looking forward to seeing this number grow and to reach my FIRE number of $625,000

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2019, 08:28:59 AM »
You’re in the black!! Congratulations!

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2019, 08:31:20 AM »
That is very exciting, great work!!!

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2019, 08:37:47 AM »
Hi five!!! You're on a roll now, keep pushing forward :)

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2019, 08:38:14 AM »
Nice work! I remember that feeling very well.

The wind is at your back now. Keep up the focus and the momentum will only keep building.

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2019, 09:01:59 AM »
Thanks All. It is such a great feeling.

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2019, 09:34:29 AM »
Hell yeah, congratulations!!

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2019, 09:35:12 AM »
Congratulations, haypug16! That's YUUUUUGE!

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2019, 09:38:26 AM »
Badass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  What a great feeling.

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2019, 09:53:03 AM »
Congratulations on the tremendous accomplishment. Keep up the hard work!

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2019, 07:57:12 AM »
This is so exciting!!! Great work!!

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #11 on: February 01, 2019, 08:01:21 AM »
Congrats!!! It's amazing what happens from here on out.

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2019, 08:16:06 AM »
Thanks :) I'm very excited to see this number keep growing. I'm able to focus more on tax sheltered investing and just have Student Loan debt (at fairly low rates) so I'm thinking the momentum should really start to pick up and I should graduate from the race to $10K gauntlet by the spring and the it's on to the race to $100K which I've been eyeballing for what seems like forever.

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #13 on: February 03, 2019, 03:39:21 AM »
Congratulations, and that is also one impressive pace! Up you go!

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #14 on: February 03, 2019, 08:01:18 AM »
Great job! Wait till interest starts working for you!

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #15 on: February 04, 2019, 06:49:10 AM »
Well done! Congratulations..!

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #16 on: February 04, 2019, 05:33:47 PM »
*\o/* HAYPUG! HAYPUG!

So very many congratulations. :)

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #17 on: February 04, 2019, 06:01:14 PM »
This is awesome and I know that feeling - it feels amazing to know you are in the black!

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #18 on: February 04, 2019, 06:25:35 PM »
Fantastic! To see someone else reach it gives me encouragement too. Good luck in you next goals!

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #19 on: February 05, 2019, 05:58:29 PM »
Nice Job!!!


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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #20 on: February 06, 2019, 07:58:45 PM »
congrats!! now onto the first 50K!

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #21 on: February 07, 2019, 08:22:19 AM »
congrats!! now onto the first 50K!

Working on winning the race to $10K first ;P but that should happen in the next 3 months. I never ever ever want to see a negative next to my Net Worth again!

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #22 on: February 11, 2019, 08:41:35 AM »
congrats!! now onto the first 50K!

Working on winning the race to $10K first ;P but that should happen in the next 3 months. I never ever ever want to see a negative next to my Net Worth again!

that's the spirit!!! im going to keep checking in on you and see your progess. a bit part of this is emotional, so if u got a good support group it makes it so much better

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #23 on: February 12, 2019, 09:23:46 PM »
CONGRATS!!!!
I am super excited for you, and I hope to be able to say the same by the end of March:)

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #24 on: February 13, 2019, 02:19:36 AM »
Yay! Congratulations haypug!

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #25 on: February 21, 2019, 07:36:19 AM »
btw I noticed you live in Boston I live like 30mins from the city..

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #26 on: February 25, 2019, 11:05:42 AM »
btw I noticed you live in Boston I live like 30mins from the city..

Sweet, I'm north of Boston about 20 mins or so.

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Re: Positive Net Worth!!
« Reply #27 on: February 25, 2019, 01:09:34 PM »
Today is a big day for me. I have reached a positive net worth!!!! It feels so great. I keep going back to my spreadsheet and looking at the number and smiling.

I found MMM in March 2017 and had a net worth of -$52,848.85 over the past nearly 2 years I have worked really hard in tracking my expenses and controlling my spending. I paid off my credit card debt which was somewhere around $20K. I have now made it to the other side and now have a net worth of $1,935.70.

I was able to do all this with the help of so many of you. The encouragement and advice I received is greatly appreciated and makes this journey so much more enjoyable. 

I'm really looking forward to seeing this number grow and to reach my FIRE number of $625,000

That’s an amazing accomplishment and now you have habits, knowledge and discipline to get you to your goal. Keep that focus!