11/12/2021
We had an exciting day last Friday. My husband and I paid the last payment on the last vehicle!!
We are 100% debt-free!! All land, all equipment, all mortgages!
Last December, I was taking the certification course for coaching the Oola Green Gap Program. Part of the certification is to go through the course with your own personal finances. UGH!!
That meant I had to get every item listed and recorded, THEN we had to sit down and look at them together.
In the past, the "finances talk" was not my favorite thing. I always had knots in my stomach when I knew it was time. We only had this talk about twice per year.
My husband, Doug, was surprised when I was the one who said we needed to have the "finances talk".
It wasn't pretty, but for the first time, it was all accounted for in writing. We could see where things were and where money was going. The clarity was unexpectedly welcomed.
Then something happened that I never saw coming...
Our marriage team got closer. we got stronger, together.
It became clear that we are on the same team, financially and in many other ways. WOW!
As we followed the Green Gap process each month. We reduced our spending, increased our emergency fund, and paid off more and more debt with our "green gap"!
We are in agriculture, so the income is seasonal and unpredictable, but the Green Gap Process still works for us.
I did not know this would work, but we committed to sticking to the steps.
The greatest part is the side effect of being more connected in our marriage.
Now that all debt is gone, it feels like there is nothing we can't accomplish together!
I am writing this to you so you know this is available to you, as well.
Let me know, by replying to this post, and I can get you more information.
To your success and your side effects,
Peggy Hinman