Happy New Year!

Every year I make about 5 resolutions, in hopes of keeping at least 2.

Last year I stuck with giving up fast food and soda. And I couldn't have felt much healthier. This year I'm going to start running again, give up toxins (alcohol, energy drinks, and homeopathic prophylactics... wait, what?), redesign Allen Tattoo, and create a set of tattoo flash.

Oh, and get out of debt.

Could you imagine having no debt but a mortgage? I'm not really sure how to do it, but I'm reading up. Now that I have to fend for myself as a tattoo artist, It's high time I pay attention to my finances long term. Pulling cash out of my butt to buy anything that pleases my eye isn't going to cut it any more.

Family, friends, a job I love and no debt... I'm quite certain if you throw in some Gino's East pizza, I'd be in heaven.

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Yup. Same here.

We are doing the maker's diet. So no more fast food, etc... lots of organics. In a few weeks we will start dong some cardio too, just right now we are cleansing.

and the debt thing... yeah we've redone our budget, but I don't think I make enough to get out of debt this year alone. Especially with the car payment.

Chris   on January 2, 2008 8:50 AM

Happy New Year Mr. Allen! The wife and I are doing ye ole' debt snowball and it feels good...and smells better than tea tree oil!

Marcus M   on January 2, 2008 9:06 AM

dude, here's how to do it...

get and devour the Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey.

Quiggle turned me onto it and it's changed EVERYTHING.

robschwager   on January 2, 2008 11:05 PM

Commendable plans indeed. I've got the 'get out of debt' resolution going as well... best of luck to all of us, eh? Have a damn fine 2008!

Rachel F   on January 5, 2008 6:41 PM

Great post. Very interesting stuff...keep it up!

Skull Logos   on January 10, 2008 9:47 PM

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