#allblacklivesstillmatter

[foreverjola]

how it started: credit card balance ($803.41) + student loan balance ($65839.88) = $67K DEBT. had never missed a payment (over $17,000!) but barely made a dent cause it mostly went to interest. how its goin: refer to video 😎⁣ ⁣ made possible by: lifelong obsession w budgets/money/finance/etc; “low-interest” fed loans (no private); paid-for undergrad housing; rent-free gap year while paying student loan interest; grad school partial-tuition scholarship; was a grad RA for a yr of housing; i always STAYED workin during school; free hand-me-down car; consistent post-grad employment; bein able to keep working - and from home - in a pandemic; roommates who pay on time.⁣ ⁣ see also: shared streaming accts; my thrift store style; the ability to cook; affordable haircare (shout-out @heavenlybeautysupply #SupportBlackBusiness #SupportWomenBusiness #SupportSmallBusiness) and especially - YALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. your accountability & support is SO REAL. so big ups cause your likes, comments, questions, & encouragement mean so much to me. i had a lot goin for me, but it still wasn’t all easy for me. i had to say no to A LOT of ppl & things. many, MANY times. but my real ones stay by my side thru it all.⁣ ⁣ now? i keep supporting. my ppl. my causes. my future. more posts? maybe - yall tell me 🤔 👀 😈⁣ peace & love ☮️ ❤️⁣ #debtfree #grateful #thankGOD #thankJESUS #thankTheHolyGhost #hashtagBLESSED⁣ ---⁣ POST. SCRIPT. yes i had one more month left but got excited & paid on the 1st, og post below:⁣ Happy April Y’All! Folx is gettin fully vaccinated! And LA County is down to < 1,000 new cases/day & < 100 new deaths/day. DON’T. MESS. THIS. UP.⁣ Debt countdown = $3.2K - IT’S ALMOST HEEEREEE! ima cry 😭 Budget: our pitiful final govt stimmy arrived. tht & some gifts 🙏🏾 got me way closer to finishing! in other news - spring equinox rly *is* here cause my heating/electricity bill went down - A LOT.⁣ #AllBlackLivesStillMatter #DefundThePolice #AbolishPrisons #WashYourHands #WearAMask #StayAtHome #PeopleAreStillDying #SeekTherapy⁣ #DebtFreeJourney #DebtFreeCommunity #SingleDebtFreeJourney #SingleDebtFreeCommunity #CADebtFreeCommunity #SoCalDebtFreeCommunity aaand mebbe @foreverjola (en Burbank, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNUDyEAr_yr/?igshid=y8rb622dy3yg

[thedivineprince]

#LOVEMyNewOrleans 💜 Happy Carnival! ⚜️💚⚜️💜⚜️💛⚜️ #RespectTheVoodoo #BLM ✊🏾 #AllBlackLivesSTILLmatter #TEAMBlackHawkVoodoo (at House of the Divine Prince) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLTEfPDjBWD/?igshid=100h2sl1czrfu

[foreverjola]

🎶 BUT GOD! 🎵⁣ ⁣ "And now people are looking for an explanation on /⁣ How in the world you made it through what you went through /⁣ I don't want you to let everybody in all your business /⁣ But I just want you to look at them and give em the short version of your testimony /⁣ And just tell em, you know what, it was nobody /⁣ But God"⁣ --But God by Isaac Carree⁣ ⁣ The short version: Retired my '98 Sentra in 2017. Was gonna retire my '07 Camry in 2026. But that plan wasn’t gonna work. So I claimed (and tweeted 😆) that I was gonna replace it Jan. 2023) But then it stalled out in an intersection -- and the engine, oil, and battery lights all came on at once, and the mechanics couldn't find what was wrong. But then it kept working! But then it stalled out again. But then it kept working again! And then it stalled out yet again ... There went that plan 😪 I love used cars, but even those prices are sky high right now. So I scrimped & saved & upped my budget & abandoned my og dream car for a new dream car & discussed w friends and fam & argued with myself & cried to God & took test drives & now — meet Miracle y'all! 😍 My new baby boy gon get detailed, and carpool stickers, and custom plates, and a purple wrap at some point. But he was expensive and mama's bank account is still recovering. ⁣ ---⁣ Happy July Y'all! Happy 12 Days After Juneteenth! It's summer - my favorite (aka the hottest) season. I been up in the gym jus liftin for my fitness (& prayin it shows) cause ima spend as much time as I can sheddin layers poolside & beachfront! 🙌🏾 Anyways, the ~highlight~ of my Q2 (besides Miracle) was the surprise bill from BlueShield of CA telling me they actually did NOT pay for one of my xrays from getting my wisdom teeth out last year ... but I was finally able to pay off that balance, post-Miracle. Thank. The. Lord. 🙏🏾 (aaand peep my visual format change 👀)⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #GetVaxed #GetBoosted #WearAMask #WashYaHands #StaySafe #AllBlackLivesStillMatter #DefundThePolice #AbolishPrisons #PeopleAreDying #BlackPeopleAreDying #SeekTherapy⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #DebtFreeJourney #DebtFreeCommunity #SingleDebtFreeJourney #SingleDebtFreeCommunity #CADebtFreeCommunity #SoCalDebtFreeCommunity (at California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CffCCYuvceU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=