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That last spoonful

Sarah at Digging Out of Debt, One Spoonful at a Time has closed down her blog. 

I missed the original announcement, but was fortunate to find a cached copy of her last post. She shut it down for a good reason (debt paid off, wonderful!) which was due to a very sad reason -- an inheritance from a dear relative (oh, no).

The internet's odd, isn't it? I only read her blog intermittently, clearly; I'm not sure I ever even commented on it; and of course, we never met --  but I still feel as if I knew her a little bit, like the neighbors at the opposite end of the block that you see once a month outside their houses, and wave to. She seemed like a nice person, and I will miss her a little bit, too.

I hope she and her family remain well, and it's a long time before they have such sadness in their lives again. 

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  1. Out My windowApril 26, 2021 at 9:36 AM

    I was sad also as she and I had been through years of paying off debt together and I was very invested. But I am also happy for her.

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