<prompt> Human: New members, please read through the New User OrientationInstead of posting individual threads for triumphant stories of how youve reached a certain net worth, paid off a loan, or anything else that you want to brag about, lets consolidate everyones stories into one weekly thread!Make a top-level comment if you want to brag about something regarding your personal finances!For past Triumphant Thursday threads, please search the Weekly Archive  <response>: I paid off a loan in July and am plugging away towards the others, but I ran a comparison for spending between the two months and I was able to cut my spending more than HALF from 6k in July to 2,700 in August - most of that savings was from cutting random purchases, booze, and just staying in on the weekends. I hope to keep this us and be completely debt free by spring. 