I’m with you, Suzanne. I made the last tuition payment for one of my sons (ever) this year, too! He seemed to feel even better than I did when it was complete – he was so hungry to be out on his own. I’m still providing support on some things but nothing like college costs. The most important thing for me on getting refocused on my plan was to review my expenses again. I carried around the worksheet reminding me to pull my expenses together for no less than six weeks. I’m not sure if it was more “I don’t have time” or “I don’t want to know.” Not surprisingly, there were several areas of spending that had picked up. Knowing what they are has been freeing, though, because I really don’t care about many of the things I spend money on compared to wanting to be secure in my financial future. I find the idea of downsizing very free-ing, and am looking forward to doing more of it.
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