Debt Dumpers 2026

[DanceDisney23]

I agree-we are a minimum of 30 minutes drive from ANY grocery store, 60 to Walmart and stuff is still plenty cold/fully frozen. when we first started doing Walmart curbside pickup I hesitated to get any cold/frozen items but then I gave it a try and found that if I time it to do my pickup AFTER I do my in-store shopping the cold/frozen are colder than than if I had been walking around the store with them in my cart.

When I go to stores that are 30+ minutes away, I bring an insulated bag with me. In the warmer months, I put an ice pack in the bag. I never had any issues with bringing home frozen or refrigerated food.

 

[DisneyHardin]

How much of that is the value of the car vs the fees?

I'm not sure what the fees are - I don't think they are too much of the total though.

 

[Nettlelondon]

I am maxing out the value of my gym membership these days! I have done 5 classes in the last week, although one of them was a sound bath (so lie down on a yoga mat under a blanket and relax to lovely sounds).

Between two of the classes I have a 2 hours gap that I spend in the on site coffee shop drinking my free hot drink - that I get from the gym for visiting 3 times in a week.

The gym membership is half price thanks to my health insurance & comes with weekly rewards (including a free hot drink which I use when I take my mum grocery shopping) and monthly rewards of Amazon vouchers! Every little helps.

I know I could save money by not paying gym membership & exercising for free at home but I know myself and that just wouldn't happen. No free online YouTube watching is going to say "Nettle, I know you can do XYZ, stop slacking", or at least not at the point that I am slacking!

 

[Tygerlilly]

It’s very time consuming when your kids are in a competitive or travel sport.

Competitive gymnastics 3x a week from 4:30-6 and now softball has started 2x a week (for now) from 5:30-6:40. One of those days overlaps so we're literally going here and there from 4:30 to 6:40. The kids eat a snack around 3:30 and then dinner is around 7/7:30.
Can't wait for kiddo #3 to start with his sports.

 

[royeheat]

No to both. But thanks. I'm trying to make progress. It's a slow process. I want to get out of debt immediately. But I realize I didn't get into the mess overnight, so I'm not going to get out of it overnight either.

No to both. But thanks. I'm trying to make progress. It's a slow process. I want to get out of debt immediately. But I realize I didn't get into the mess overnight, so I'm not going to get out of it overnight either.

It took you “x” amount of years to get into debt so it will take you “x” amount and then some years to get out.