we'll let him 'manage' it until it's owned by someone else

Sounds like a very bad precedent, to me. These don't seem like the kind of people who give territory back once they've laid a claim to it.

Less than $1,500 is unaccounted for...

That, on the other hand, is a really remarkable precedent, and good work.

Thank you! The fact that I can account for almost every dime I brought home is, of course, because so much of my take-home pay went directly to the credit card. I am very proud of the work I put into paying off that credit card over the last year.

Especially since, thanks to various economic factors, the company jacked my interest rate to 26.99% last fall. Paying it off as quickly as possible is not only the sensible thing to do, it will allow me to cancel the card because I really object to usury. I'm going to get a different card, through my bank, that will have a more reasonable rate. (And save it for emergencies.)