How do I get beyond these shackles?

In order to move beyond the shackles of debt by June 30, 2009, I need a plan. Actually, I 've already started working on my plan. Here are some of the things I've started or plan to do within the next 30 days to move me towards freedom.

1. Stop using my credit cards completely. I have not made a credit card purchase since July 19, 2007. That's 81 days! Yes. I am keeping score. Each day that goes by that I don't use a credit card to make a purchase I mark that day on the calendar. I got this idea from Trent at thesimpledollar.com. In July he wrote about applying Jerry Seinfeld's "chain" concept to personal finance. So I have my non credit card use chain. I've got to keep the chain going.

2. Get a part-time job.

3. Sell some stuff.

4. Start blogging.

I'll tallk about the last three and some of the other things I'm doing to loosen these debt shackles.