Flashback

As of October 23, my debt was as follows:

Credit Card #1: $3128.99
Credit Card #2: $4586.88
Credit Card #3: $1309.07
Credit Card #4: $1314.75
Subtotal: $10339.69

Auto Loan: $14849.39
Undergrad Loan #1: $1543.80
Undergrad Loan #2: $9414.82
Subtotal: $25808.01

Total debts: $36147.70

Analysis:
I have paid off one credit card and a total of $1607.59 in credit card debt. I've paid off $2394.94 of total debt.

I wish I was further along, but I'm OK with this. I am on track to pay off credit card #3 by January 29th.

January Totals

Credit Card #1: $3230.31
Credit Card #2: $4433.40
Credit Card #3: $1068.39
Subtotal: $8732.10

Auto Loan: $14092.60
Undergrad Loan #1: $1474.43
Undergrad Loan #2: $9453.63
Subtotal: $25020.66

Total debts: $33752.76

The Naked Truth

Without further ado...the naked spectral figure of my debt:

Credit Card #1: $3262.64
Credit Card #2: $4377.60
Credit Card #3: $1270.01
Subtotal: $8910.25

Auto Loan: $14336.79
Undergrad Loan #1: $1508.57
Undergrad Loan #2: $9414.82
Subtotal: $25260.18

Total debts: $34170.43

The State of Things

Well, the $10 per week thing didn't work so well. Neither did the $20 per week thing. It's just a wee bit too restrictive right now. But I haven't spent any money on credit cards!

We haven't really been going out much anyway. We spent Thanksgiving with Carrot's family. I've been studying for finals, so mostly I just spend money on lunch.

Newest Art

Loved this, bought it at the Delray Art Festival. $95 - with a hand-drawn detail of one of the butterflies. Definitely worth it every penny.

Check out the artist's website: http://www.echo-x.com

Paid off

The second credit card, that is. Just three more to go. Total owed: $9147.93.

Date Night #2

Last Saturday, we went to a place in Boynton Beach called Phyllis G's Enigma - we had a 25% off coupon and had never been. The entrees were pricier than we expected, but we didn't want the same thing, so we couldn't share.

So, I used part of my $20 discretionary allowance (from the previous two weeks) to get myself what I really wanted, snapper francese and a glass of sangria. Carrot had a burger and a beer. The sangria was really good, but I'm sticking with water next time. It's just not worth the money.

We did join their mailing list, and I just got an email with some early bird specials (buy one, get one free). We'll definitely go back - the food was awesome and it's a really cute place. Apparently, the usual (older) crowd starts to shuffle in around 6. You've been warned.

Then we went to Goodwill - I resisted the temptation to buy a super cute coat (one that would be perfect in my New York fantasy life, but is next to useless in my Florida reality life) and a couple of purses. Instead, I bought a canvas tote with a Hindi tobacco advertisement on it. Carrot got a tacky Hawaiian shirt and a random tie for her Halloween costume.

The bottom line:
Sangria: $5
Stella: $4.25
Snapper Francese: $18
Burger: $10
Total (after tax, discount, and tip): $37.76

Tote bag: $0.99
Hawaiian shirt: $2.49
Tie: $1.49
Total: $4.97

Date night this week cost...$42.73. Not bad.