Debt $ense

I got some more information about my extra income potential for the month in the last couple of days, and once I plugged that in, my projections for the rest of the year make it highly likely that I’ll meet my Dec. 31 goal. I actually have about a two-week cushion *knocks on wood* barring any major car repairs or other expenses.

Fortunately, the low interest rate I have runs into January, which means even if I get hit with the idiotic two-cycle billing, I’ll have enough to cover the whole $5 in charges.

One thing that will help in the upcoming months is some additional driving for work. My car gets really good gas milage, so driving 1/4 of the miles in a tank gets me enough money to pay for about 3/4 of the tank. I’m hoping to use that to contribute to my extra monthly payment, provided I don’t need it to cover the increasing cost of gas.

I’ll also be putting my various money-making plans into action during the next two weeks - more about that in a later post. Those, plus the milage, should net me enough each month to hit my $100 extra payment goal. I’d like to increase it to $210 - equal to a weekly payment - but I don’t know if that will be possible.