I have repaid my mortgage! I am 100% debt-free!!
I had a cake made to celebrate
Years ago I was working part time in food service. I kind of liked it because it was casual and easy and the people were nice. But I was told to get a real job so I got a real job and I still remember the first day. I hated it so much. I have never felt so trapped in my life. The thought of having to come in every day to do 8-10 hours of slog so I can pay bills and never have any free time was crushing. So I pledged on that day that I would do everything I could to get myself to a point where I was financially independent and could work on my own terms.
I have now fulfilled that goal. I repaid a 30 year home loan in 7-8 years by doing overtime, eating beans out of a can, and shivering under a blanket because heaters are expensive to run. I haven't even paid for a haircut in a decade! I now own my house outright and have zero debts, not even a credit card. I did the math and I avoided over $105,000 in interest I would have paid over the full term.
Some may remember I asked for expensive ways to celebrate something because blowing a bit of money was the only way that was appropriate. Now you know why. I never did think of anything perfect. On the day, I just watched some Monty Python films.
As for the future, I am on the home straight. I have investments set-up such that I could stop working right now. What I intend to do is keep working while I repair my apartment for sale. Once I find a nice home way out in the country somewhere, I'm going to quit my job, move to where I will never have to see another person again, fulfill the libertarian dream of running away from the communists, and complete my transition into an eccentric hermit. It's going to be great. With any luck, it should all take only a few months and I'll be free by Christmas and maybe even before I'm 30.
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[–] Rokuah 0 points 10 points 10 points (+10|-0) ago
You guys, it finally happened. I ran into a pair of gay, angry, blue haired, obese feminists while I was skating with my rollerblading crew in DC today. We were hanging outside a 7-11 while one of us ran in to grab some water. All he did was ask what breed her little "service" dog was because he thought it was cute. Cue one of the blueluga whales screeching at him to "Take your little wiener and stick it somewhere else." She kept reeing at him for the next 10 minutes for them to walk half a block to the corner and cross the street. 10/10 funniest fucking thing I've ever seen. I was cackling at it for the rest of the street session. I could have sworn that these people didn't exist outside of tumblr and Twitter.
[–] Carsandsarcasm [S] 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
"Excuse me, xir, what breed is your dog? It's very cute."
[–] Rokuah 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Oh it goes beyond that, the one that wigged out wasn't even the one who had the dog. Like any of the fit folk who push themselves to be able to skate aggressively would ever look at someone who who embodies at least 6 if not all 7 deadly sins with romantic intent.
[–] Unsung_Heroes_again 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Man... I know I told you the day I set outside a little draft shop in Missoula and heard all about the patriarchy etc.. and thought "holy shit.. people really do think like tumblir" its fucking amazing and horrifying to see.
You know it exists (metaphysically), you know there's some warped shit out there.. then you see it first hand in reality and "Holy shit. This is actually real and these people are fucking fucked up"
[–] Rokuah 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I just couldn't stop laughing at how unprovoked the aggression was.
[–] CognitiveDissident5 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Was hoping for a video!
[–] Rokuah 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Sorry, my camera guy was recharging his camera off his battery pack at the time.