Life in the Banana Patch

A collection of thoughts and asides about life. And if I think of anything that needs to be mocked, it will show up here.

"If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way."
--Bertrand Russell

Thursday, May 05, 2005

As I was going to say yesterday, I have acheived two of my first ten goals on the "Financial Freedom" list. I paid off the two high-interest loans and have made a vow that I will never go back to them again!

On to goal number three: Household Bank.

I have to say that I am a bit reluctant to give actual figures on how much I owe-- mainly because it's embarrassing. But the first step to getting control of things is to face my ebarassment, ebrace it, and move on.

I owe $1300 now. In order to acheive my goal of paying it off by October 1, I must pay about $260 a month. On the upside, that is about what I was spending on that card and the two paid off loans combined, so it shouldn't be too much of a financial burden.

Which brings me to the payment strategy, which I will discuss tomorrow.

Unless I run across something else that makes me angry.