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Do you want to know how to celebrate being debt free? That is a big accomplishment to celebrate, and today I’ve got 15 ideas to help you find the perfect way to celebrate being debt free!
After you pay off debt, you will definitely want to celebrate your achievement!
There are so many things you could do!
When we paid off our mortgage (you can read more about that here), we decided to take a dream trip to Hawaii!
You may want to take a vacation, host a party, or any other number of ideas listed below!
How to Celebrate Being Debt Free – 15 Ideas
I’ll never forget the day we paid off our mortgage. We wrote the last check and the feeling was unreal!
I ordered a cookie cake with the writing “We’re Debt Free” and we went out to dinner that night. We were almost delirious with excitement – we wanted to tell everyone we walked by that we we’re debt free!
Of course, we didn’t do that, but we did still want to celebrate our accomplishment together!
A week later, we headed off to Maui, Hawaii for a week! We celebrated becoming debt free and our wedding anniversary.
You can see our Maui trip here!
Celebrating becoming debt free was so fun and such a good memory for our hard work! ‘
Use these ideas to come up with the perfect celebration for you becoming debt free!
How to Celebrate Being Debt Free – 15 Ideas:
1. Have a cake made.
We had this cookie cake made to celebrate the occasion! Cake always makes things feel like a celebration! 🙂
2. Go on a vacation!
We went to Maui, Hawaii and it was a dream! Plan a vacation to somewhere you love to go or somewhere you have dreamed about going.
Just make sure not to go back in debt for the vacation! Keep saving the money you would have saved to pay your debt, and take the vacation when you have enough saved!
3. Host a party.
We didn’t tell a lot of people about becoming debt free, but if people in your life are following your debt free journey, you may want to have a party!
Invite close friends and family to celebrate in your accomplishment and thank them for supporting you through your debt free journey.
4. Go out to a nice dinner.
Celebrate being debt free by going to a nice dinner at a place you love or have always wanted to go.
Treat yourselves for accomplishing such a huge goal!
Have someone take your photo, too!
5. Take a week off work.
The excitement of paying off debt can be pretty exhausting. You may want to take some time off work, and just relax and unwind.
A free week at home sounds pretty amazing to me!
6. Go on a road trip.
Take a road trip to celebrate being debt free and visit several places you’ve always wanted to go!
This would be a fun way to unwind, relax, and just enjoy the freedom of being debt free and road tripping.
7. Cross something off your bucket list.
Since you have just accomplished a huge goal, why not do something else on your bucket list to celebrate?
Pick something on your bucket list to do to celebrate being debt free!
8. Find ways to teach others how to become debt free.
Once you become debt free, you may feel the urge to help others do the same.
Find a way to teach others either through a live class, an online course, coaching, or just inspiring others in your life to strive to reach the goal of becoming debt free.
9. Work on your next dream.
You could waste no time and get to work on your next dream! 😉
Want to build a dream home? Start a business? Go for it!
10. Buy something nice.
During your debt free journey, you probably said no to many things you would love to have purchased.
Celebrate your hard work and purchase something nice that you would not have bought when you had debt.
Just make sure not to go back in debt!
11. Take photos!
An absolute must!
Document becoming debt free with photos! I took a selfie with the last check and we took pictures when we went to dinner!
12. Journal how you are feeling.
Becoming debt free is a wild roller coaster, and it can bring a whole host of emotions.
Journal your thoughts and process how you are feeling.
13. Pop champagne!
Pop champagne and toast to being debt free!
Or go wild and spray it in the backyard and holler! 😉
14. Plan a fun date night at home.
Sometimes a calm date night at home is just perfect. Keep the celebration private, and have a fun date night at home.
You could make a nice dinner, watch a movie, have a backyard picnic, or do fondue!
15. Go on an adventure.
Take off on an adventure to celebrate being debt free! Go for a hike you’ve been wanting to try, go white water rafting, ride in a helicopter!
You can do so many things to celebrate being debt free, so make sure you do something!
Paying off debt is a huge accomplishment and should be celebrated!
You don’t have to go all out or spend a lot of money, just do something fun to recognize your achievement and reward yourself for your hard work.
Congrats on becoming debt free!!!
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