Debt Dumpers 2025

[ruadisneyfan2]

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Will you be able to use it at Fort Wilderness? That could also help change the equation!

For a long time my BFF had a terrible fear of flying. Her hubby’s business was such that they were crazy busy in winter, but off all summer. They bought a motor home and camped all over, driving many times to FL and stopping to visit family and friends along the way in SC, GA and Venice, FL. They always stayed at FW in WDW. Their kids (now in late 30’s) could ride their bikes all over the resort. They have a lot of happy memories there.

Before we started dating, dh went with them a few times. After we were dating a while, I surprised him with a trip to WDW for his birthday & it was the first time he ever flew on a plane. He was shocked how quick it was and swore he’d never drive there again.

 

[Bellex917]

Update: I posted in Nov that my husband was laid off. It has been a JOURNEY. This man has done it all right- gone back to get certificates/learning in new tech (he's a developer so new coding language is constant), worked to earn his back end certificate so he can be full stack, etc. We were a real team and I'd search for jobs, he'd apply. We got a real rhythm going in Feb (the job market was DEAD Nov-Jan) and he finally got an offer. It's a contract for 5 months, so we aren't off this roller coaster, but at least it's something. It's also at a great company and the client is a HUGE name that we all know (and most of us their products daily, but he signed an NDA so I can't say more) so this is great for his resume. While it doesn't end this crappy situation, it gives us a pause.

But, to get to the debt dumpers side of it:
- During this time we did not need to tap into our Efund
- We were able to save a little each month (and considering unemployment was only 1/4 of his usual earnings, this is impressive IMO considering he's the breadwinner- the fact that we saved at all is exciting to me)
- We are coming out of this was only 2k in debt and that's only bc we had multiple major car emergencies. It is on a 0% credit card for another 19 months (it was a 21 month deal) so I plan to pay it off slowly bc we have decided our goal is to get our main emergency fund up to 1 year worth of mortgage payments.
- When he does this 5 month contract we plan to keep living like we have been and save the rest, which will help us really stack our Efund closer to our goal