I didn't think about it at the time, but when we payed off our car note, it closed that line of credit - so I found out yesterday that my credit score fell when we eliminated that debt, since our remaining credit card balances are so high. Kicking myself for not thinking about that before, but it is what it is now.
Was able to put $1000 toward CC1 this week, and it's a 3-payday month for us, so I'm hoping we'll have that one paid off by the end of the month. It has a few small recurring monthly charges that bill to it, so its monthly payments are never truly gone, but it's a big help!
Still no progress on the car for DH, but he's using his mom's car right now, so we've got a little less pressure on that front for the time being. Spent $150 on a couple of parts that should get it running again, and once we do, the plan is to sell it right away. He's spending tomorrow replacing those parts so we'll see how it goes! Whatever he gets for it will go toward a replacement. His mom is also wanting to sell her car (the one we're borrowing right now) and his parents told us that they're hoping to get $1500 out of it, so if we're able to sell it for them for more than that, we can keep whatever we make over $1500. DH thinks we can get $2500-$3000 out of it, so that would be a huge help. Between selling the truck and his mom's car, hopefully we'll be able to find a replacement for him without having to dip into any of our monthly income.
We're going to New Orleans next month for a long weekend getaway. DH is from Nola and has family there, and we'll be staying with them so lodging is covered. We're going for JazzFest and have the ticket amount saved up in our "Fun Stuff" savings account, so we're down to just saving up for gas and food. I'm really looking forward to it. I went once for a couple of days in 2008 on a work trip (I was a personal assistant and my boss had a meeting there so I drove him down there and back but didn't have to attend the meeting) but I was 19 and knew absolutely nothing about the area and was on my own so I just wandered around the French Quarter a bit. It'll be fun to see DH's favorite places.
I work front desk at a hotel right now, and the hotel has been under renovation since last fall. The owner came in last week and apparently thought the renovation should be farther along than it is, and he kind of flipped. Told the construction crew (and anyone else who was around to hear) that if the renovation wasn't done by the end of March that he'd sell the property and we'd all be out jobs. I wasn't there to hear it firsthand, but when I found out I asked a couple of managers what the situation was. One manager said he's 90% sure it was just the owner blowing off steam and that nothing's going to happen, but he didn't blame us if we looked for something else just in case. The other manager said nothing at all is going to happen and not to worry, he's not going to sell and even if he did it wouldn't happen overnight, but the survey scores regarding the hotel staff are all fantastic so there's zero reason for him to punish us in this. Neither chat helped me sleep any easier, haha. So I guess I'll be looking for something else, just in case...? Ugh. Really hoping nothing comes of it. Wednesday they signed me up for a training class next month for a special role I have, and it cost them $400, so I'd like to think they wouldn't have done that 4 days after the owner's threat to sell if they thought there were any real merit to it.
2018 Debt Goals:
1) Pay off my car note ($2,552 remaining - will hopefully have that done by the end of March) - March 9 Update: Paid off at the end of February! $0 remaining
2) Pay off Credit Card #1 ($2,400) - March 9 Update: $1500 remaining
3) Pay off Credit Card #2 ($5,000)
4) Pay down Credit Card #3 to at least 75% of its current balance (Current Balance: $9,000)