Brushes & Budgets

A makeup artist on her journey to debt freedom!


Debt Update!

I’ll be posting an update for each event that causes my debt balance to rise or fall. With that being said…a new payment just posted!

My car loan was paid today and the numbers are as follows:

NameAmountPrincipalInterestLoan BalanceTotal Debt Balance
Coastal Credit Union – Car$221.24$204.19$17.05$6,353.97$30,281.07

This is nothing life changing but it’s always exciting to see the balance go down. Of the total debt balance, $9,957 is credit card debt. I’m still waiting for insurance to pay their portion of the $5,292 I paid to be treated for TMJ in late December 2022 into early January 2023. It may be half…or it may be more, I’m hoping it’s more but insurance companies are pretty shady.

I will be going over my debt numbers in total for the end of the month once we make it there so you’ll have a big picture of what the total debt balance includes. We’re taking things one step at a time since I’m a newbie.

I’ll be back again really soon with a new update!



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About Me

I’m a licensed esthetician and free lance makeup artist that has a full-time career at a local credit union in Raleigh, NC. Personal finance has become my second love next to makeup, as well as an unhealthy addiction to Excel. The plan is to be debt-free by late August 2024. New posts will be available between Monday and Thursday at 6 AM. To watch my debt balances go up or down, check my Money Moves Monday/Month-End posts. 😊

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