Happy Blogoversary!

Yes friends, this is the one year anniversary of my blog! And what better way to celebrate than with data and statistics! (What can I say, I know how to party!)

In the last year I have...
...paid off $5,014.11 in credit card debt
...paid $7,520.06 toward my car loan
...paid $737.62 toward my students loans...
for a grand total of $13,271.79 paid off in one year! When I see it all added up like that, I feel both proud of myself and excited for the day when I will have that much money per year to save and spend.

I've posted 193 blog posts.

I've earned $110 in Amazon gift cards via Swagbucks. Much of this went toward gifts, though I did get myself a few CDs in there too.

I've also created an emergency fund, fully funded as defined by Dave Ramsey's Baby Step 1, though that actually happened after my credit card debt was paid off, since I did it $100 at a time.

And, I've really enjoyed blogging-making me more accountable with my money, having an outlet for writing, and making new friends (well friends whom I've never spoken to or met in real life...but I'll call them friends all the same!)

That being said, if you read my blog, I'd love a comment today...especially you silent lurkers who I know are there. I know I find inspiration and motivation from personal finance blogs, and I hope mine has given back in some small way or another.