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Uncluttered Course? Baby Step #2 Update.


I am contemplating as to whether I should sign up for Joshua Becker's Uncluttered Course.

I've tried two other decluttering courses before. The first one I tried, I ended up asking for a refund within an hour. I listened to the whole course, but it just wasn't for me. It mentioned what should be thrown away, but didn't cover much of the emotional aspect of getting rid of things, which is what I struggle the most with. It's not that I need to be given suggestions of what to give away, I need to work through the emotional attachment and fear I have of giving away of things that are deemed important to me.

The next course I took was in written format, and did cover the emotional aspect a bit more, so it was a bit more helpful. But again, I feel like for my own needs I need to really work through that part a bit more.

The deadline for the fall course ends tomorrow night I believe, so I will have to decide by then. 😶We have donated over 20 bags within the past year, but I really feel that I can/should get rid of a little more. As I've mentioned before, getting rid of my daughter's belongings is where I struggle the most. My current struggle is baby clothes. I've been able to get rid of most, but there are some outfits I am having a very hard time letting go of. If I sign up for this course, I really hope is goes into depth about that kind of stuff.

Speaking of getting rid of stuff, we have paid off $4200.52 worth of debt so far since beginning Baby Step #2 (end of Mayish?). We still have a ways to go, but it is nice to see things being paid off. We did this on mostly one income. I just returned to work three weeks ago after maternity leave and was able to contribute about $700 this last paycheck (after other necessities had been paid). I also have been making about $300 a month with selling Norwex, so I've also been able to contribute that, but I've only been selling that for about two months. So paying off this debt thus far has mostly been on one income.
Some of the things we've done to achieve this include the following:

  • We put our cable on hold, and may discontinue it all together. 
  • We take some used clothes from my teen and baby to a store that takes them in for store credit. With this we've been able to buy gifts for other kiddos' birthdays by shopping on store credit. 
  • I didn't get my eyebrows waxed for about six months. 
  • I got my hair cut for free at a community college (I still tipped). I also got a pedicure there too this summer for $7. 
  • Husband has been packing more lunch for work and barely uses his weekly pocket money. 
  • We keep the air at a reasonable temperature so our electricity bill isn't too high. 
  • I've been using Norwex for over two years (only been selling for two months) and we were only buying paper towels every three months or so because husband likes them. Well, since we were on one income while I was on maternity leave, we haven't bought paper towels in about seven months. The EnviroCloth suffices and saves us money.
  • We check ads and shop at two stores (mostly Trader Joe's and Sprouts), sometimes three if another store is having a good deal on eggs mostly. We keep our budget to $160 a week for groceries because we do want to eat healthy and not buy too much unhealthy food just because it's cheaper.
  • We use reusable diapers when we are at home to save one spending money on throw aways.
  • Most importantly, we budget. We budget and quickly subtract whatever we have spent. We are using the Dave Ramsey suggested app of EveryDollar. It has been helpful, but we enter paychecks as we get them and bills in the order of when they are due. 
  • **** I also forgot to mention that I worked as an extra on Better Call Saul and Graves. That was lots of fun! That money also helped us out. 
I do miss being home 😞but I keep reminding myself we are going to be debt free sooner rather than later now.

***Has anyone out there taken the Joshua Becker course? Would you recommend it??


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