Friday, March 14, 2008

March Credit Card Update: $9,999 - Four Digits Baby!

CC1 was: $0
New Balance: $0

CC2: Was: $2488
New Balance: $2415

CC3: Was: $4634
New Balance: $4566

CC4: Was: $4652
New Balance: $3018

Old Total: $11,774
New Total: $9,999

That's right, if only by one dollar, I am BELOW ten thousand dollars in debt. This feels so good. I feel like celebrating. In addition to the fact that I just got ENGAGED. Everything is so insane. Financially, I'm torn between debt reduction and the savings we will need to build up to pay for a wedding. But right now, I am just so happy.

My combined tax return was about $1500, so I used about 900 of that to pay off debt, the rest to take a trip to visit friends, bought a dress for the 4 weddings I have this summer, gave friends their wedding present, gave other friends a nice housewarming gift, bought a fancy candle for another friend's 30th and celebrated.

I may have splurged on a $25 lip gloss. But this only happened because I went into a store that I swore I would not enter during my debt reduction. But I had to buy a birthday gift quick, and they were really the only place I could think of. Damn you Bluemercury on M Street with all of your wonderful products! You tempt me so.

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