Skip to content
This repository was archived by the owner on Nov 18, 2025. It is now read-only.

Commit 8e8e337

Browse files
authored
Update carrying-debt.md
1 parent 4cc4ea2 commit 8e8e337

File tree

1 file changed

+12
-12
lines changed

1 file changed

+12
-12
lines changed

docs/budgeting/credit-cards/carrying-debt.md

Lines changed: 12 additions & 12 deletions
Original file line numberDiff line numberDiff line change
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ Before we get started, check the settings for your Credit Card accounts to make
2525
- To show the pills, hover over the account balance under the account name and press the expand >> arrows.
2626

2727
<img width="50%" height="50%" alt="Account page Balance Expand Arows" src="/img/credit-cards/CC-01.png" />
28-
<br>
28+
<br />
2929
<img width="50%" height="50%" alt="Account Page Balances Expanded" src="/img/credit-cards/CC-02.png" />
3030

31-
<br>
31+
<br />
3232

3333
- When we use the "Uncleared total" we will use the absolute value, the positive value without the (-) sign. So, if Actual shows "Uncleared total: -2553.86", then we will use 2553.86.
3434
- For our purposes here, we will be paying the credit card from a checking account.
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ At he beginning of July we budget for the expected Minimum Payments as part of o
9696
<br>
9797
<img width="50%" height="50%" alt="Budget after adding extra" src="/img/credit-cards/CC-04.png" />
9898

99-
<br><br>
99+
<br />
100100

101101
During July we spend using the [Paying in Full - Within the Budget](./paying-in-full.md) strategy. We use the DEMO Credit Card for some of our purchases. We are not spending using the Citibank Card.
102102

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Following [Cards with Debt and No New Purchases](#debt-no-new) we enter a transa
117117

118118
<img width="50%" height="50%" alt="Citibank Cleared Transactions" src="/img/credit-cards/CC-05.png" />
119119

120-
<br><br>
120+
<br />
121121

122122
Our **Budgeted** amount of 290.00 is larger than the Minimum Payment of $90.00, so we send Citibank $290.00 and use _Make Transfer_ to transfer that amount from the Checking account we used to pay the bill.
123123

@@ -126,14 +126,14 @@ You may notice that the Citibank Balance matches the **Citi Card Debt** Balance.
126126
<img width="50%" height="50%" alt="Citibank July" src="/img/credit-cards/CC-06.png" />
127127
<img width="50%" height="50%" alt="Budget July" src="/img/credit-cards/CC-07.png" />
128128

129-
<br><br>
129+
<br />
130130

131131
On the 1st of August we set our budget and start with our Minimum Payments of $90 for the Citibank card and $50 for the DEMO card. After we funded all of our necessary expenses we added an extra $200 payment for the DEMO card this month.
132132

133133
<img width="50%" height="50%" alt="August Initial Budget" src="/img/credit-cards/CC-08.png" />
134134
<img width="50%" height="50%" alt="August Budget After Extra" src="/img/credit-cards/CC-09.png" />
135135

136-
<br><br>
136+
<br />
137137

138138
In August we receive our DEMO Card statement and we need the following from the account summary:
139139

@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ First, we'll enter the Interest & Fees transaction of $32.75, categorize it to *
154154

155155
<img width="50%" height="50%" alt="DEMO Credit Card Reconcile" src="/img/credit-cards/CC-010.png" />
156156

157-
<br><br>
157+
<br />
158158

159159
Our cleared new purchases add up to $846.11 and match our statement, so we're good to go! Before we complete the Reconciliation, let's calculate our payment for this month.
160160
- We have added some extra to pay down our debt this month, so our **Budgeted** column of 250.00 on **DEMO Card Debt** is definitely greater than either the Minimum Payment or the Interest & Fees of $32.75.
@@ -164,27 +164,27 @@ Our cleared new purchases add up to $846.11 and match our statement, so we're go
164164
- Uncleared total (Actual): $126.60 (Remember to use the absolute, positive, value)
165165
- Budgeted column (Actual): $250.00
166166
- Our payment calculation is:
167-
<br> New Purchases - Return credits + Uncleared total + Budgeted column, or
168-
<br> 846.11 - 0.00 + 126.60 + 250.00 = 1222.71
167+
<br /> New Purchases - Return credits + Uncleared total + Budgeted column, or
168+
<br /> 846.11 - 0.00 + 126.60 + 250.00 = 1222.71
169169
- We send DEMO Bank $1,222.71 and use _Make Transfer_ to transfer that amount from the Checking account we used to pay the bill. Our DEMO Account now looks like this:
170170

171171
<img width="50%" height="50%" alt="DEMO Credit Card Payment" src="/img/credit-cards/CC-011.png" />
172172

173-
<br><br>
173+
<br />
174174

175175
We complete the Reconciliation and we are done with this account!
176176

177177
For our Citibank card this month we'll pay the **Budgeted** expected Minimum Payment of $90.00.
178178

179179
<img width="50%" height="50%" alt="Citibank August Payment" src="/img/credit-cards/CC-012.png" />
180180

181-
<br><br>
181+
<br />
182182

183183
We have reduced our original debt to DEMO Bank to $968.25 and Citibank to $2,247.00. You can notice that for this snapshot in time, our credit card balances match our outstanding debt in the Budget.
184184

185185
<img width="50%" height="50%" alt="August Budget Snapshot" src="/img/credit-cards/CC-013.png" />
186186

187-
<br><br>
187+
<br />
188188

189189
We'll continue to spend _Within the Budget_, choosing a category with a positive Balance for each expenditure.
190190

0 commit comments

Comments
 (0)