Cellphone
I finally ran out of phone minutes and had to buy more. This month's usage has been freakishly high and I used up an abnormal $18.90 worth. And yet, it's STILL cheaper than having a local-only land line!
I continue to be amazed at just how good the Tracfone/Net10 service has been so far. You'd think a discount, 3rd party cellular service has some flaws or compromises, but NO! In some ways, they're actually BETTER than premium cellphone services!
The only "compromise" is that they only have basic, low end phones, but I don't really need fancy phones anyway.
After about six months of tracking, I am thoroughly satisfied with the results, and so, I'm going to close the book on the updates. After all, there is only so much I can talk about cellphone minutes. 
Gracias, Senor Slim.
Net worth
Well, my irregular expenses have finally hit, and it's taking the expected toll. However, thus far, my net worth has continued to march forward and even crossed an important milestone. Not that it's easy to see because I cropped out some of the details.
Sorry, I just don't want to detail my net worth for personal reasons. Most of this is driven by retirement funding anyway, so it doesn't translate to much in real life terms, but it's still a very important psychological victory for me.
I'm not in the clear yet though. Any financial slip or accident, especially in this economy, and I would be trouble again. So, I remain vigilant, but very thankful for all the help my parents have provided in my recovery.
And I thank you guys too, for all the support and help! This community has been great, and I doubt I would have made it this far on my own.
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Keep the focus BA.
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Ya, I don't like to rub it in, though I think I have a lot less to rub with than others such as yourself.
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Baselle, I don't remember much about 2007 except that I was heavily in debt and still try to get through my divorce. 2008, I took a lot of chances on my trading money, and luckily, the return was beyond my wildest imagination. It probably will never happen again, but that's how I was able to counteract my passive fund drop....
Maria, I'll try not to.