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Oprah’s Debt Diet! (Masticate!)

Step 4: Stop Spending.

Now why didn’t I think of that? Yes. It’s so clear, so simple. Stop spending.

I kid Oprah. This is actually pretty good advice. She has some specific recommendations, like only make one trip to the ATM each week, create specific funds for big expenses, and tell people about what you’re trying to do to rally support.

While this blog isn’t inteded to rally anyone to anything, I do hope that by forcing myself to disclose what I’m up to I will be more motivated to succeed.

Speaking of which… I have already cheated on the debt diet. I bought a Canon Digital Rebel Camera as a gift. This flies in the face of everything Oprah has been trying to teach me. But it had to be done, and thankfully I did it before moving on to step 4. I had no idea that I needed to stop spending in order to start saving. Seriously, no idea at all.

[tags]Oprah, Debt Reduction, Canon Rebel XTI[/tags]