If you’ve visited the site this week you’ve probably noticed a cool new thing up there at the top of the site. That right there is the total amount of money that has been saved/debt that’s been paid off as a result of doing a Spending Fast or Spending Diet. That amount is the total from all the readers! I went through all the older and recent emails that I’ve received along with all the posts on this blog, tweets, Facebook messages, Facebook posts, and Instagram comments (all of it!) to get the total amount of debt paid off. Now, of course, this is subject to human error and there’s no way it’s going to be 100% accurate since everyone is self-reporting, and since I don’t have a staff to fact-check but I think we can take it for what it is, and be happy with the slightly imperfect, but completely encouraging and inspiring amount of debt that we’ve all paid off as a result of the Spending Fast/ Spending Diet. If you’ve somehow communicated to me an exact amount of debt you’ve paid off then that amount is included above. If you’ve contacted me with a success story (those are the best, btw! I live for those!) but didn’t tell me an exact amount than it’s obviously not included in the total because I wouldn’t know the amount to include.
On the 1st of every month I’ll update the total at the top of the site to show our collective savings. All you have to do is comment on the Collective Savings page with how much you’ve saved/paid off as a result of your Spending Fast or Spending Diet. You can report back everyday, every week, every month, or at the end of the year. Then, I’ll tally it all up so we can all see the total amount we’ve saved.
It’s so incredibly inspiring to see how much all that hard work has been paying off and to see that the Spending Fast and Spending Diet really work, and it’s really changing lives. Every single penny that’s getting paid off is one more step closer to the Freedom Land!
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I’m so excited about this, and I hope you are too!
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I was anxious to include my amount because really… how awesome is it to see how big that number gets! But, the links keep coming up as “this page doesn’t exist”. Just wanted to give you a heads up!
Ack! Thanks for letting me know!
I’m not ready to post an amount paid off, but this morning we had a broken pipe in the bathroom, and I had enough money saved back to pay for the parts we needed to repair it without stressing over whether the check I would write would get to the bank before I got there with money to cover it. Praise the Lord for your lessons and inspiration.
I think it’s incredible that you have helped so many people, and the number really is a testament to that. Without you helping people get out of debt, and pay their loans, there would still be over $300,000 worth of debt that the readers would be dealing with. Thanks so much for all that you do, and for all of the advice and help that you freely give.