April 2008 Credit Card Update

CC1 was: $0
New Balance: $0, but with $700 in activity that I paid off immediately

CC2: Was: $2415
New Balance: $2340

CC3: Was: $4566
New Balance: $4509

CC4: Was: $3018
New Balance: $2754

Old Total: $9,999
New Total: $9,603

A few things happened this month, including a wedding and purchasing airline tickets for a wedding next week in Michigan. Also see post on irresponsible spending. I ended up returning one of those dresses.

Overall, I'm okay with toeing the line with the debt after last months amazing progress, but this is a let-down.

I'm due for the economic stimulus check that everyone talks about but have already allocated that to wedding presents. Five this year alone!

video fun

hysterical bridal fun...warning: there are some curse words, well one curse word, used repeatedly and totally justified.

Calming Down

I have to admit, I let wedding stress get to me too early and too hard. We have months to plan and as a good friend pointed out, I am setting the tone. If I want to have a fun, relaxed event, that mood needs to start now.

I've found some really helpful sites, added on the side, to help with wedding planning.

All of this stress has not been good for my wallet. I found myself in a shopping high on Tuesday when I went looking for a dress for a wedding this weekend, bought two dresses that were not in my budget, then bought two pairs of shoes and a bunch of clothes for my nephew. I'm afraid to add up the damage, but here it goes:

Dresses: $310
Shoes: $ 70
Nephew: $ 60
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Total: $440

Yeah...that should have been mostly a wedding present.