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Interest kills & a reflection on the path to here

September 26th, 2013 at 08:05 pm

My statement came in for CC2 and I've now been bounced back to 2237 from 2194. I used to just deal with interest it was just something I ignored with but now its made me angry. If I'm able to make my big payment on CC2 next week then I think I will consider moving the balance over to the other card which is having a special balance transfer offer of 0.00% offer and 3% balance fee. The rate is good until Jan 2015 and I know it will be paid off by then.

I overspent by about 9 dollars at the game but it could have been much worse. I know I can't trust myself with my credit cards when I'm out and about for an event and I'm so glad I was strict with myself. It always hurts to wake up the next day and wake up and realized that you spent and extra 70 and have to figure out where its going to come from.

This site had been great and kept me on the straight and narrow. I still sometimes lament on not being able to afford things but keeping on the path to being debt free will allow me to splurge and afford it every once in a while like I was just able to on this game.

I remember a few years back when I first was able to go on a trip and every penny had already been paid off compared to years prior when I had to put it on a card or have a friend front me the money until I could pay them back.

I remember the first time having to come up with 1400 wasn't a Herculean task. I was out of school for a semester and they wanted me to come up with the money I had owed them for the previous one and I couldn't use my financial aid toward it. I had been working two jobs and was saving up cash and had about 1200 in my account. I was able to pay mostly in cash and the other bit with my credit card. During that time I was bummed I hadn't been able to make more of a dent in my cards but I figured if it came to being able to complete my education and saving myself some money in interest then education was the way to go.

The road to here hasn't been easy. Not having a steady job has certainly been difficult. But now I'm in a place where I have an emergency fund large enough to cover a serious issue, a few months of expenses save up, fully funded mini bucket funds and less than 3K worth of credit card debt. I do hate my part time job but it contributed to this financial state. I didn't like being a temp but if I hadn't been I wouldn't have gained such varied experience that led me to be the perfect candidate for my current contract position.

I am grateful for everything I have and know that one day if I keep working hard, saving and budgeting well I will get to that magical place were I am debt-free.

3 Responses to “Interest kills & a reflection on the path to here”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
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    I like interest, just not the kind I have to pay! You might consider applying for the
    Text is Chase Slate card and Link is https://creditcards.chase.com/credit-cards/slate.aspx
    Chase Slate card, which is 0% interest for 15 months, plus ZERO fee for the first 60 days. No guarantee you will be approved, but it doesn't hurt to check!

  2. Permanent Temp Says:
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    Actually the 29.99% card was the Slate card before I converted it to the Chase Freedom Card. So that's not an option for me. Frown

  3. LuckyRobin Says:
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    I would definitely get any balance you can over to the 0% interest card. It makes all the difference in the world in paying debt down faster. We had to do it several times in paying off our medical debt and it always went so much faster when we weren't getting smacked around by the interest.

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