
The comments on last month’s update hit me hard, particularly this one about taking on a Sisyphean task.
They got me thinking about money and tools and this whole journey I’m on. And a lot of things snapped:
- I pulled $40,000 in contributions from my Roth IRA.
- Paid off one of those pesky credit cards (and all lingering credit card debt!)
- Bought a house from a tax sale
- Set up a future inheritance with an attorney

Deep breath
And can I just say how much LIGHTER I feel? How much that was needed?
And yeah, it burned to let some of those investment funds go. But as I was driving around one cold, sunny morning, I realized it was so worth it — and now I have so much to look forward to.