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• Jan. 2, 2002

   

  Well, I'm all settled out with last year's credit card & payment
  database, and got 2002's started.
  
  Last year, I started 2001 with $5482.22 in debt
  I ended 2001 with $7765.05 in debt
  I paid $7018.75 towards my credit cards in 2001
  
  That is a lot of fucking money.
  
  I don't even know what I'd do with 7 grand in 'real money' in 'real
  life'.
  
  I know I don't need to make any resolutions & get all pissy and
  depressed and self-hating when they don't work out, but I am going to
  TRY to get my personal debts to ZERO by July of this year. Then I
  will have 5 months to work on getting my Magpie debts to 0 by
  December.
  
  No big Xmas spending orgy in December.
  
  No Faire this year.
  
  No big spending this year.
  
  No travel this year.
  
  ALL extra money goes to the debts.
  
  I will be doing very well if I can get away from the debts and put
  away the $ I am currently blowing on Credit Cards & Interest into
  savings instead. I could have a respectable nest egg in just a few
  years. OR I could have some new furniture, etc. Hm. Anyway. I want to
  get out from under the credit cards. Period.