Weekly Round up

Sorry for the delayed weekly round up.  For those of you who haven't already heard, we had a little medical emergency on Thursday evening when my mom drove herself to the ER.  I have been a bundle of nerves since then.  But she started to improve, a lot and quite quickly, and even though the docs couldn't seem to figure out what was wrong they sent her home on Friday night. 

We took her home and made green chile cheese burgers, which made everyone feel better.  Greg also woke up sick on Saturday.  So, the whole house has been hanging out, convalescing.  You know what they say, a family that convalesces together, stays together...

Needless to say, it's been an interesting weekend.  Many thanks to all the family and friends who lent support, love and words of comfort.  Now that everyone is on the mend, let's talk money.

Accomplishments over the past week:

Mini-dinner party with the mom before all hell broke loose.  
Greg made a first payment on the debt to his parents.
I made my standard payment on school loans (I have big plans to pay of a large amount at the beginning of February, more on the thought process behind this later...).

I also paid off my credit card today, but this is a standard monthly practice for me.  I got my first credit card about a year and a half ago, knowing full well that my younger self would not have managed my money well and that I would have even more debt than I now.   When I first got my credit card I had at $500 limit.  I used it for bills, going out to dinner, and then I would pay off the whole thing each month.  Before a big European adventure last year, I asked the bank to up my limit.  They bumped me up to $1,500.  I still use it sparingly enough that I can pay it off totally (or almost) each month.  It allows me for a little extra wiggle room with my finance but I never let myself get out of control.