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I’ve decided to eighty-six the archives list as it was clunky and not helpful. I’ll update this page as I add new posts to the blog. Pull up a chair and peruse these posts at your leisure.

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2020

Fall (September, October, November)

• [11/08/2020]  I Moved Out

Summer (June, July, August)

• [08/29/2020]  Endurance
• [07/27/2020]  Rethinking My Living Arrangement
• [07/04/2020]  Not a Very Independent Independence Day

Spring (March, April, May)

• [05/18/2020]  2020 – The Year of the Emergency Fund
• [03/16/2020]  As the World Turns: COVID-19 Edition

Winter (January, February)

• [01/26/2020]   Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems, Mo’ Plans

2019

Winter (December)

• [12/31/2019]  Goodbye 2019: The Year in Debt Review
• [12/02/2019]  Life After Debt: The Next Steps

Fall (September, October, November)

• [11/20/2019]  Double Debt Single Woman Has Paid Off Over $142,598 and is Officially Debt-Free!
• [11/16/2019]  [$0] And So It Ends… DDSW Defeats the Student Loan Debt Leviathan
• [11/06/2019]  [-$5,000] Holding Steady
• [10/31/2019]  [-$5,000] Happy Halloween – An Enemy Returns from the Crypt
• [10/16/2019]  [-$10,000] The Last Milestone
• [10/03/2019]  [-$12,000] Mind Shift
• [09/14/2019]  [-$13,863] Uncertainty

Summer (June, July, August)

• [08/28/2019] [-$15,000] Warming Up
• [08/10/2019] [-$15,390] Another Week, Another Dollar
• [07/13/2019] [-$15,685] A Game Plan Forms
• [06/29/2019] [-$16,000] Looking for the Escape Hatch
• [06/22/2019] [-$17,000] Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire
• [06/05/2019] [-$18,000] Let the Countdown Begin

Spring (March, April, May)

• [05/31/2019] [-$20,200] New Job and New Financial Priorities
• [05/22/2019] [-$24,254] I Quit My Job
• [05/10/2019] [-$24,202] My Days Are Officially Numbered
• [05/08/2019] [-$24,200] Holding On
• [04/20/2019] [-$24,206] Buckle Up! Here We Go!
• [04/15/2019] [-$24,200] Of Age and Fuses
• [04/05/2019] [-$25,906] DDSW Considers Yet Another Student Loan Refinance. And a Milestone!
• [04/01/2019]  [-$27,000] Back from Vacation II: Expensive Boogaloo
• [03/01/2019]  [-$28,800] Title Goes Here

Winter (January, February)

• [02/15/2019]   [-$29,900] I’m in the 20’s! That Sounds Like Berries to Me!
• [02/01/2019]   [-$31,700] Another Taxing Tax Season
• [01/16/2019]   [-$32,700] Debt and Work
• [01/08/2019]   2019 Goals for Double Debt Single Woman
• [01/01/2019]   Goodbye 2018: The Year In Debt Review

2018

Fall (September, October, November)

• [11/30/2018]  The Post Where I Have No Idea What My Student Loan Balance Is
• [11/17/2018]  [-$35,638] Easing into the End of Year and Happy Singles Day
• [11/09/2018]  Student Loan News: Earnest Dies and Navient Takes Over Its Lifeless Body
• [11/03/2018]  What’s the News? Financial Headlines this Week
• [10/29/2018]  [-$37,300] 3 Ways to Go – A Halloween Inspired Post
• [10/15/2018]  [-$38,300] Packing for Guilt Trips: Dealing with Debt and Family Expectations
• [10/05/2018]   A Story of a F*ck Off Fund
• [09/29/2018]  [-$39,900] I’m in the 30’s!
• [09/15/2018]  [-$40,745] I Think It’s Time for Me to Leave

Summer (June, July, August)

• [08/31/2018]  A Panoply of Milestones
• [08/15/2018]  [-$42,800] Flat Out
• [08/04/2018]  [-$44,016] Standing Still and Feeling Dragged Along
• [07/14/2018]  [-$44,000] The Post Where DDSW Gets a Thick Envelope in the Mail
• [06/30/2018]  [-$45,745] The Tiniest of Tiny Pinpoints
• [06/15/2018]  [-$46,776] Re-refinancing My Student Loan and My Shrinking Opportunity Fund
• [06/07/2018]   [-$48,446] Gaining and Losing Interest (Rates)

Spring (March, April, May)

• [05/31/2018]  [-$48,400]  My Ma’am Problem
• [05/18/2018]  [-$49,402]  I’m in the 40’s! We Can Do It! 
• [05/13/2018]  [-$51,088]  A New Pay Packet and a New Plan of Attack
• [04/30/2018]  [-$51,000]  You Won’t Believe What Happened at Work Today
• [04/20/2018]  [-$52,280] Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
• [04/14/2018]  [-$52,360] The Post Where DDSW Comes Back to Earth

Winter (January, February)

• [02/28/2018]   [-$56,000] It’s Half Gone! I’ve Paid Off 50% of My Student Loan Debt!
• [02/17/2018]   [-$56,835] Feeling Like a Rat … and a Cat
• [02/03/2018]   [-$58,452] Bonus & Instability
• [01/12/2018]   [-$58,600] I’m in the 50’s! It’s Neato!
• [01/02/2018]   2018 Goals for Double Debt Single Woman

2017

Winter (December)

• [12/29/2017]   Goodbye 2017: The Year In Debt Review
• [12/18/2017]   [-$60,324] Overwhelmed and Out of Gas, but Optimistic

Fall (September, October, November)

• [11/28/2017]   Blogiversary: DoubleDebtSingleWoman Turns 5
• [11/18/2017]   [-$61,835] 3 Things I’m Thankful for
• [11/05/2017]   [-$63,453] Not Halloween Anymore, but Still Scary
• [10/15/2017]   [-$63,299] Falling Off the Track
• [10/04/2017]   Student Loan News: Earnest Acquired by Navient
• [09/30/2017]   [-$64,900] Deficits and Daydreams
• [09/15/2017]   [-$65,348] Data Breach Edition

Summer (June, July, August)

• [08/31/2017]   [-$66,952] My Health Sinking Fund Has Sunk
• [08/15/2017]   [-$67,520] Making Hay While the Sun Shines
• [08/01/2017]   [-$69,127] Another Public Transit Rant
• [07/14/2017]   [-$69,966] I’m in the 60’s! It’s Outta Sight!
• [07/08/2017]   [-$71,637]  Are There Financial Benefits to Being Single AF?
• [07/03/2017]   [-$71,595]  Independence Day
• [06/15/2017]   [-$72,452]  Student Loan Conqueror?

Spring (March, April, May)

• [05/27/2017]  [-$75,003] Where Your Tax Dollar Went
• [05/15/2017]  [-$74,897] BlogLines: “I hate having roommates.”
• [04/29/2017]  I’m Worthless: from -$142,598 Net Worth to Zero
• [04/15/2017]  [-$77,295] Being Single is Taxing
• [03/17/2017]  [-$79,700] I’m in the 70’s!  It’s Groovy!
• [03/01/2017]  [-$83,290] In the Papers

Winter (January, February)

• [02/17/2017]  [-$83,896] My Bonus, Health Goals, and a Plan of Attack
• [01/31/2017]  [-$86,895] A Huge Debt, A Small Raise, and a New Spending Plan for 2017
• [01/14/2017]   [-$86,743] Why I Want a One Year Emergency Fund
• [01/01/2017]   2017 Goals for Double Debt Single Woman

2016

Winter (December)

• [12/23/2016]   Goodbye 2016: The Year in Debt Review (+ Net Worth)
• [12/15/2016]   [-$88,786]  I’m in the 80’s! Let’s Keep This Train a Rollin’!
• [12/04/2016]  [-$90,989] The Information Diet: Being Mindful of the Information We Consume

Fall (September, October, November)

• [11/15/2016]   [-$90,831] A Bit of Good News
• [11/08/2016]   What a Night, America
• [11/08/2016]  [-$93,078] Scary Things…And Good Things
• [11/05/2016]   [-$93,051]  Why Startups Aren’t for Me and Why They May Not Be for You Either
• [10/15/2016]   [-$92,864]   I’m Back from Vacation: the Good the Bad, and the Fallout
• [09/15/2016]   [-$94,900]  Debt Payoff vs. Retirement Savings (Part 2)

Summer (June, July, August)

• [08/31/2016]   [-$97,079]  Debt Payoff vs. Retirement Savings (Part 1)
• [08/15/2016]   [-$96,924] On the Bench
• [08/05/2016]  [-$98,865]  My $100 Stupid Tax and Other Pains
• [07/20/2016]  [$99,029]  My Gym Crawl Update 1
• [07/15/2016]   [-$98,992]  Goodbye Six Figures of Debt!
• [06/28/2016]  [-$100,885] A Ping from the Past – Hope Springs Eternal
• [06/19/2016]  [-$101,100] Losing the Fat: A Gym Crawl and Other Aspirations

Spring (March, April, May)

• [05/29/2016]  [-$103,000] A Quick Update – My Shortest Post Ever
• [05/14/2016]  [-$103,834]  Debt Regret: Dealing with the What If’s
• [05/01/2016]  [-$105,760]  Spring Cleaning My Spending Plan
• [04/16/2016]  [-$107,000] The First Payment
• [04/11/2016]   The Hidden Costs of Cheap Rent: More Housing Problems
• [04/08/2016]  [-$110,643] Why I Refinanced My Student Loans
• [03/19/2016]  [-$112,258] And So It Begins…The Epic Saga of DDSW vs. the Student Loan Debt Leviathan

Winter (January, February)

• [02/27/2016]  Let’s Try This Again: I’m Out of Credit Card Debt for the Second Time
• [02/21/2016]  Housing Jeopardy
• [01/16/2016]  My First Setback of 2016 and a Job (Non)Update
• [01/10/2016]  Net Worth and 2016 Goals for Double Debt Single Woman

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2015

Winter (December)

• [12/31/2015]  Goodbye 2015: The Year in Debt Review
• [12/29/2015]  My Pear Shaped Q4: Why I’m Back in Credit Card Debt
• [12/20/2015]  Taking a ‘Beater Job’ to Pay Off Debt Faster

Fall (September, October, November)

• [10/23/2015]  Health Update: On the Mend
• [09/15/2015]  Bloglines: “…and I have nothing to show for it.”
• [09/06/2015]  Seven Times When it’s Awkward to be a Double Debt Single Woman at Work

Summer (June, July, August)

• [08/08/2015]  Medical Expenses are Dragging Me Back into Debt
• [07/12/2015]  A Quick Update: I’m Not Moving Anywhere
• [07/04/2015]  Two Blows in One Day: The Wrath of the Landlord and Father Time
• [06/22/2015]  Down in the Dumps: Being Considered a Failure

Spring (March, April, May)

• [05/13/2015]  Job Update: The Axe Fell Today
• [05/10/2015]  R.I.P Cousin
• [05/09/2015]  How Not to Prepare for Potential Financial Troubles Ahead
• [04/18/2015]  Working and Waiting…and Worrying – Dealing with Job Insecurity
• [03/28/2015]  And in Rolls the Thunder: More Job Worries
• [03/21/2015]  Storm Clouds on the Job Front
• [03/15/2015]  The Post Where DDSW Falls Back into Credit Card Debt?
• [03/09/2015]  How I Paid Off $30,000+ of Credit Card Debt in Two Years

Winter (January, February)

• [02/25/2015]  Termination Shock: My Credit Card Debt is Now $0.00!
• [02/15/2015]  Debt Update: February 2015
• [01/03/2015] 2015 Financial Goals for Double Debt Single Woman + FS-DAIR

2014

Winter (December)

• [12/30/2014] Goodbye 2014: The Year in Debt Review
• [12/04/2014] The Moment When Debt Causes You to Lower Your Expectations in Life

Fall (September, October, November)

• [11/27/2014] The Last 5 is the Hardest to Lose: Hitting a Debt Payoff Plateau
• [11/11/2014] All DDSW Posts on a Single Page
• [11/11/2014] A New Look for DDSW
• [10/25/2014] Debt Slave: Do You Feel Trapped in Your Job?
• [10/13/2014] In Extreme Debt? Rent a Room to Save Money on Your Living Expenses
• [09/13/2014] Double Debt Single Woman Money Manifesto
• [09/07/2014] September 2014 Update: Health, Housing, Budget & a Mini-Rant

Summer (June, July, August)

• [08/18/2014] So Close Yet So Far Away: What May Prevent Me from Paying Off my Credit Card Debt
• [08/16/2014] It’s Over 9,000! My Credit Card Debt Breaks the Four-Digit Barrier!
• [08/06/2014] Mean Girls and Cliques at the Gym
• [08/02/2014] DDSW Commenter Love #3
• [07/27/2014] When is It OK to Slow Down in Debt Repayment?
• [07/12/2014] DDSW Commenter Love #2
• [07/07/2014] Extreme Saving and Early Retirement
• [06/29/2014] DDSW Commenter Love #1
• [06/21/2014] Renting a New Room and Writing a New Budget

Spring (March, April, May)

• [05/26/2014] Where is My CTRL+ALT+DELETE Button? Craigslist Season Opens Again
• [04/19/2014] Is It OK to Travel While in Debt?
• [04/05/2014] The Post Where I Eat an Entire Package of Skinny Feels: Celebrating Debt Milestones
• [04/02/2014] Workplace Departures and Fear for the Future
• [03/01/2014] Living Alone vs. Having Roommates: Health vs. Money

Winter (January, February)

• [02/16/2014] Credit Card Progress and Annoyances
• [02/08/2014] The Single Woman with Double Debt
• [01/05/2014] 2014 – A New Year with an Old Goal

2013

Winter (December)

Fall (September, October, November)

• [11/07/2013] Single Woman Chronicles #1: Online Dating Hope and Rejection
• [10/14/2013] October 2013 Update
• [09/22/2013] Another One Bites the Dust: Die Credit Cards Die!
• [09/07/2013] My ‘Working Again’ Debt Payoff Budget – September 2013

Summer (June, July, August)

• [08/25/2013] Breaking All the Rules – Failing My Financial Goals
• [07/27/2013] How to Be an Extreme Saver: a Quick Primer
• [07/19/2013] I Got a Job!!!
• [07/10/2013] Down but Not Out: A Non-Update, Update
• [06/21/2013] 11 Things I Hate about the Job Search
• [06/10/2013] Should You Date Someone with Debt?

Spring (March, April, May)

• [05/23/2013] How to Survive Debtor’s Prison
• [05/11/2013] How to Cope with Debt
• [05/03/2013] 5 Reasons Why People Practice Extreme Frugality and/or Minimalism
• [04/27/2013] My Unemployment Budget
• [04/20/2013] Post Job-Loss Euphoria
• [04/12/2013] It’s Official. I Have Been Fired.
• [04/06/2013] April 2013 Update: Back from the Dead Edition
• [03/19/2013] Mid-March 2013 Debt Balance Update
• [03/17/2013] Still Dealing with Bad Past Financial Decisions
• [03/03/2013] Is Extreme Frugality for You?

Winter (January, February)

• [02/27/2013] Are You Trapped in an Abusive Relationship with Your Job?
• [02/20/2013] 5 Reasons to Be Thankful for Your Debt
• [02/17/2013] Snowflake Step-down Technique for Debt Payoff
• [02/14/2013] Locked Up USA: Student Loan Edition
• [02/10/2013] 14 People You See When You Ride the Bus
• [01/27/2013] And Here Comes the Real World…
• [01/07/2013] The 3 Types of Extreme Savers
• [01/01/2013] My Financial Goal for 2013
• [01/01/2013] 2013: Out with the Old and In with the New

2012

Winter (December)

• [12/19/2012] My First Step (and It’s a Doozy…)

Fall (September, October, November)

• [11/27/2012] My First Post