https://www.jerseysmarts.com/2010/04/19/back-from-nashville-lots-going-on-this-week-next-week-and-beyond/ Joe Palazzolo's Blog Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:38:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.jerseysmarts.com/2010/04/19/back-from-nashville-lots-going-on-this-week-next-week-and-beyond/comment-page-1/#comment-7211 Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:38:43 +0000 http://www.jerseysmarts.com/?p=5303#comment-7211 […] brings me to Skype. On my recent trip to Nashville, I was talking to one of my fellow Board Trustees told me about Skype’s effectiveness and […]

]]> https://www.jerseysmarts.com/2010/04/19/back-from-nashville-lots-going-on-this-week-next-week-and-beyond/comment-page-1/#comment-7196 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:31:38 +0000 http://www.jerseysmarts.com/?p=5303#comment-7196 […] Remember, I created a very strong, very strict repayment plan because I want to get rid of the burden that these student loans cause me both today and tomorrow (and that “tomorrow” part is critical). An essential part of that repayment plan is focusing on wants versus needs…and it’s not easy or enjoyable to make that decision of what I want versus what I need. It’s not easy denying myself what I want to do with my paychecks versus what I really know that I need to do with those paychecks. I really want to take the approximately $2,750 that I spend on student loans each month and put a few hundred into my savings account and a few hundred into my brokerage account and then spend the rest of the money living the type of lavish lifestyle that you see on television. I’d love to do that – I’d love to go out and buy new clothes every few weeks instead of once or twice per year. I’d love to give my Mom back the small Honda Civic that I’ve been “borrowing” from her for almost two years and, instead, go out and buy a brand new hybrid SUV that would give me the roomy drive that I want and the gas mileage that I need. And I would love to travel more (like my recent trip to Nashville). […]

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