Credit Card Debt Under $38,000

January 20, 2009 · 14 comments

in debt

This morning I logged onto all my stinking credit card accounts online to make sure all recently scheduled payments had been posted to my accounts.  Why?  Because I’m paranoid I’ll somehow miss a payment and lose my good interest rates.  I don’t ever want to go back to 30% + interest rates.

As I went through all four accounts, yes there are four but I only report 3 here on My Crazy Debt blog because I pay off the 4th credit card every month, I noticed all payments had been posted.  I started adding up my balances and to my joy I realized my balanced was $38,085. That’s less than $90 from being under $38,000!  Woo hoo!  So I logged back into one of my credit card accounts and made a $90 payment.  I now have less than $38,000 of credit card debt.

I’m sure anyone that’s gotten this far reading and doesn’t know my financial  situation, is completely horrified by my credit card debt, hell I’m horrified myself. Check out the bar to the upper left <<<——– I’ve paid off over $5,600 of credit debt in the last 12 months!

This is just the kick I needed to fire me up again.   I will stay strong!

I’d like to send a HUGE “Thank you” to all my commenters for keeping me strong, the support and advise I have received is greatly appreciated.

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1 444 January 20, 2009 at 2:31 pm

I’m not horrified – well, any more than I am horrified at myself. Did you check out my blog? I favorite’d you. Anyway, I’m at $42.5K. I’ve got some of those 30+% rates. I just went to the dentist (see my teeth? :mrgreen: ) and I’m expecting a big, fat reimbursement check and I can already taste the thrill of paying off that 32% (part of it being 35% for a cash advance – there’s horror for ya) stinking, rotten excuse for a credit card.

Congratulations on your progress! :smile:

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2 J. Money January 20, 2009 at 4:21 pm

keep it going girl, you are a rockin’ it!!!!!!

3 D January 20, 2009 at 6:31 pm

Stay focused! YOu are doing great! :lol:

4 rtc January 21, 2009 at 5:26 am

Great progress!

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5 Mr444 January 21, 2009 at 2:09 pm

:mrgreen: Keep your eye on the prize – a future without debt !! You are on the right track.

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7 Ian January 22, 2009 at 8:30 am

You are doing really well. Keep focused and you will get there.

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8 Money Funk January 23, 2009 at 12:07 pm

Keep truckin’ down that debt! You are doing great! :mrgreen:

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9 Ian January 23, 2009 at 12:58 pm

Keep going, you are doing great!

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10 KDB January 26, 2009 at 7:01 pm

Awesome job! I can’t wait until next month when I get to make payment number 2 against my cc debt. By the way, I’ve been playing Credit Card roulette again to make sure my APR’s stay in single digits ( a lot tougher than it used to be )!

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11 KDB January 27, 2009 at 6:58 am

Awesome! You are more brave than I to keep even one card in play…I’ve even locked up our Debit cards! I’m at $39999, and frankly I’m still in shock that we’re this deep!

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12 Jen January 27, 2009 at 4:58 pm

great work! :)

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13 Molly October 20, 2009 at 12:45 pm

Wow. That is awesome. Way to kick that credit card debt in the rear:) Can’t wait for the next update.

14 Dave January 24, 2010 at 7:49 pm

Great. You are on top of it now. Keep going.
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