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My 2021 reflection. This is what I got up to in 2021 and what I have planned for 2022.

I’ve been struggling with how to go about writing this 2021 reflection for weeks.

Taking time to reflect as the year draws to a close has been a regular practice for me for…well, years. I find the practice therapeutic.

Writing things down helps me process my experiences. It helps me make sense of things I go through.

It helps me move forward.

It’s not surprising that this 2021 reflection didn’t come easy. Because for all the good that came out of 2021 — and there was a lot of good — there have also been challenges that required significant processing.

So, after several weeks of writing and rewriting, here’s my attempt at doing some of that work (and a preview of what’s ahead).

Debt Payoff 2018

We paid back $17K in 2018.

Honestly, I wouldn’t believed that if I hadn’t done the math myself (twice, just to be sure).

In fact, if you told me at the start of 2018 that we would finish out the year with only the student loan outstanding, I would have laughed. While reaching this point was the goal, I knew it was probably an unrealistic one. I would have been content with any progress.

The fact that we pulled it off…well, it’s the icing on the cake.

With 2018 coming to a close, I wanted to spend a little bit of time reflecting this week. And since this is a personal finance blog, it felt appropriate to start with a little look back on our finances.

So let’s have a look.

On losing (and finding) your way: my 2021 reflection

Year in Review: We paid back $17K in 2018.