Kudos for Carreiro and Ethridge!


From: tyeatts@spacely.com (Tom Yeatts)
Subject: Kudos for Carreiro and Ethridge!
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 12:29:17 -0500

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Fellow pers-finers:

It's inspiring stories like those of Christina Ethridge and solid,
detailed, knowledgeable advice like that of Rich Carreiro that make this
list so valuable.  On behalf of the lurking readers, I'd like to THANK YOU
both, and Jeff the listserver, too, for donating your insight to us!
*THIS* is what the spirit of the Internet is all about, and it's part of
what people can see when they bid up the price of the Net stocks to such
outrageous multiples.  What a great democratizing medium.

I was up to my eyeballs in debt about four years ago.  I read "Your Money
Or Your Life," watched the PBS shows "Affluenza" and "Escape From
Affluenza," and followed their advice.  While I'm not anywhere near the
zany level of frugality of those featured, I did realize that I had to do
something.  I also saw that there was much fat that could be cut without
too much pain.  Small steps, and a couple of well-timed raises at work,
allowed me to wipe out my plastic debt.  Then when my car was paid off, I
vowed to run it into the ground.  Now I save about $300/month on the car
payment alone.  I've put this money into my E*Trade account, with some very
good luck of late.

If I can do it, anyone can.  Read Christina's story again and be inspired.
Constant positive feedback can do wonders!!

	- Tom


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http://www.spacely.com
301-972-7415

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