get out of debt

i’ll be able to submit my expenses from the conferences that weren’t covered by this years educational funds to next years funds. so pretty much all the housing and travel for the 2 conferences will be covered. that’s a big relief, i thought i was going to have to make up the difference and was already feeling sick about having to put the stuff on my credit card.

a $10,000 conusmer loan. finally. i’ll be applying tthe money that was going to that payment to my mother’s car loan, so I should have that paid off in about 6-7 months if all goes well.

buying anything when I was in DC this weekend. Can’t believe it. I am getting better at not spending. I put the registration for the conference and the hotel on my credit card, but I should get reimbursed from my employer for part of it. I’ll have to make up the difference, but it was so worth it.

up another credit card. feels good.

been really sticking to my budget, keeping track of everything. staying focused.

an extra $1000 toward my mother’s car and increased the monthly payment I am making by $100, if I can get hers paid off then I can start working on getting mine paid off early. felt good to mail that extra check.

one of my credit cards. feels great. i am so excited…

waters 2.25
soda 1.50
mani/pedi 50.00
supplies for the house 40.00, and i didn’t get any impulse buys or anything unnecessary.

Had a bad day, this day. had the day off and went to Pittsburgh. Shopping. What is wrong with me. I have to stop spending. I can’t even put how much I spent on the shopping trip here because its just terrible. I justified it by saying that I do need clothes that fit. Which I do. But, I totally went overboard and this isn’t exactly in alignment with my goals of getting out of debt. Which is a priority to me.

gas 24.97
breakfast 4.00
snacks 5.00
lunch 5.00
dinner 8.00 (these are estimates, i can’t find my receipts)

total = 46.90, not including my clothing purchases…

omelet/water 3.10
soup/water 4.00
snack .75

total = 7.85