667 short to pay off cc's this month

**gmarie** · 01-24-2011, 09:58 PM

I just re-worked our budget and realized that I'm 667 short of paying off the last CC this month. Work has been slow and we have had a few minor setbacks and unexpected expenses this month.

We are moving on Sunday to the 600 sf house and I'm in the middle of a selling frenzy on craigslist and ebay. I have made a few hundred and there is potential to make more, but it is slowing down. I am exhausted yet there is SO MUCH work to do!

All I can do is focus on that $667 number and pray that people buy my things! And as soon as we are settled in, I need to start looking for another job!

**CarolBee** · 01-24-2011, 11:47 PM

I'm hoping that you are able to make up the shortfall with your sales, and that your move goes smoothly. Best of luck - I'm rooting for you! It will all be worth it once you have moved in, and are paying less money.

**gmarie** · 01-25-2011, 07:48 PM

Thanks. Just sold another $10 worth of vintage kitchen items.

Also realized that the craft stamps my mother in law gave me are worth $$. I have a pile of ones I will never use, and was going to offer them to my SIL.

However, I just looked them up on Ebay and one of them is selling for $150 and others are in the $10-50 range. Crazy!

$667 is totally possible... I also didn't include other small amounts, like whatever was left over in our envelopes at the end of the month, a bank bonus of $25, or the cans I need to return. And the change I find in the street ;-)

**gmarie** · 01-28-2011, 12:51 PM

We decided to splurge and paint the new house. So that will set me back a few gallons of paint. Not feeling very frugal or gazelle-like at the moment but the alternative was hideous beige walls... I guess I could wait until this credit card is paid off but on the other hand I can't see how we will paint around our furniture once it is in... it is just too small!

I should note that we do have a small "household" budget that this will fall under...
Am I making a mistake? should I just suck it up and live with the beige for now?

**mateosbaby** · 01-28-2011, 10:28 PM

I personally would live with beige... I lived with the most awful looking purple at our old house for 4 years before painting it in order to sell it. And my fave color is purple! But we didn't have the money. Oh, and our old house was very small also (1100 sq. ft, but felt smaller because of poor layout and poor upstairs headroom), but we managed to move furniture into the center of the room or into a different room - and that was with 4 kids and multiple pets underfoot.

Now if it would fall under a budgeted amount anyway, and I knew I didn't need that money for something more important (like a leaky faucet or a furnace that is about to die or a burst water heater or a washing machine that suddenly decides to spit water everywhere or a toilet that refuses to flush), then I could see that.

**frugalfranny** · 01-29-2011, 01:02 AM

Good luck....hope you make the goal.....hang in there.

**gmarie** · 01-29-2011, 11:09 AM

Thanks. I did paint yesterday - wow what a difference. The place feels clean now! I spend far too much time at home to look at dirty beige walls for the next few years!. I think paint is the best way to redecorate on a budget. 2 cans of paint and a few hours of work, and it feels like a different place!

I want to learn how to refinish my furniture. That would be so much fun!

And I like purple! :-)

**gmarie** · 01-29-2011, 10:29 PM

Sold another $215 worth today... brought a carload of stuff to a consignment shop and have a huge pile for goodwill... still have a few more things I'm hoping to sell in the next few days and I have a feeling that at least 1/4 of our "stuff" will not fit in the new house and we will be forced to sell, including the large screen tv.

**Greebo** · 01-31-2011, 08:26 AM

You'll get there - just keep on chugging!

Is your siggy up to date?

**gmarie** · 01-31-2011, 09:56 AM

No, I spent more than $66 in groceries this month!

but the debt amounts are current as of 12/31. I am still waiting on two checks for this month and have to calculate the final numbers for Jan!

**gmarie** · 01-31-2011, 09:59 AM

oh and the move went well, despite the moving truck sliding down our driveway and getting stuck in the snow! It is not easy moving in the middle of winter!!

**Keildra** · 01-31-2011, 11:46 PM

Originally Posted by gmarie

oh and the move went well, despite the moving truck sliding down our driveway and getting stuck in the snow! It is not easy moving in the middle of winter!!

That's good and you know what you'll probably look back on this day and laugh

**achrissmile** · 02-01-2011, 12:07 AM

I hear you! My husband and I just moved a few weeks ago and it IS tough moving in the wintertime. The benefit is that truck rentals are cheaper than in the summer.

I'm glad you painted over the beige!

**mateosbaby** · 02-01-2011, 03:19 PM

Originally Posted by gmarie

oh and the move went well, despite the moving truck sliding down our driveway and getting stuck in the snow! It is not easy moving in the middle of winter!!

I hear ya on that one! We moved 1 year ago, in a blizzard. From SE WI to Twin Cities, MN. Oy.... 2 trips back and forth, in the snow, part of it in the middle of the night to get done on time for closing... Oh, the horror....

We do look back on it and laugh, though, now. Mostly...

**gmarie** · 02-03-2011, 10:59 PM

I just sent the payment for the last credit card! It feels so good, but will feel even better when I actually see the 0 balance on the card! i made most of the money I needed in my sales, and the rest is coming from this months budget... So excited!