6 days to go...till I'm DEBT FREE

So today, I have to work a pretty long shift at the 2nd job.

Today is 'employee day' at the 2nd job so they'll be open longer and there will be HUGE discounts. They had a flier up for the jewelry department advertising that - for example: with all the discounts a $500 diamond would cost $98! I am very tempted to use my card to take advantage of the discounts but, I can't do it.

I've come too far to go back into debt even if ends up being only a couple $100 dollars. I have gained an indigestion for credit. Plus I'm not sure what my girlfriend's ring size is anyway...

Happy 4th of July, now buy me a ring...

It's been a pretty low-key 4th of July today. I am holding off on spending anything until I get paid tomorrow so I've been lounging around the house, cleaning and reading blogs.

I checked out an old blog from Get Rich Slowly. The blog talks about the price of an engagement ring - which I may very well be looking for (and saving for) in the next few months.
Almost more interesting than the blog itself were the multiple responses.

Ironically, as I was perusing through the responses, My girlfriend called. Over the course of our conversation she mentioned how she would be 'really upset' if she weren't married and/or getting married by this time next year. She also mentioned how her adopted parents had asked if they should be expecting any wedding plans next summer.

We've been dating for just over a year but her family and friends happen to be ultra conservative and appear to think everyone should get engaged after 6 months or something. I love her, I really do but, man oh man the whining about a ring is starting to get on my nerves - I believe it also sucks any and all romance out of a proposal. Aren't girls supposed to be surprised by a unique proposal when they least expect it? That's how I always imagined it anyway...

I did want to get her a nice 1 ct ring - but this would require saving. Assuming I do pay off the debt in the next month & a half I figure I'll just get a decent ring and an OK diamond that may be replaced later down the road. I guess after reading up a little bit on engagement ring resale - it appears that It might not be the great investment I had originally thought.


I also am not too keen on promoting the African Diamond trade that, from what I hear, doesn't promote or help the Africans so much.