Please help me buy an engagement ring for a wonderful lady

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Listing Information
Amount: $1,200.00 Status: Loan created
Grade: E DTI: 4%
Lender Rate: 20% Borrower: pooksat
Time Left: Finished State: IL
Funded: 100% Group: (No Group)
Loan Information
Loan Status: Current Origination Date: 2008-01-15 EricsCC ROI: 17%
Status History
Jan 15, 2008 Current
Purpose of loan:
After two and a half years, I would like to finally propose to a wonderful young lady who has turned my life around. Although it's true I made some irresponsible financial decisions in the past right out of college, being involved with this lady has helped me put my priorities in perspective, and it has made all the difference in my financial situation. For once I am actually successfully planning for the future, especially now there's someone else to consider.

My financial situation:
Over the past three years, I have gone from being a careless spender to a budget-conscious, thrifty individual. Since that time, I have completely paid down and canceled two credit cards and will have my last outstanding balance paid off in two months. I also started a good job in Chicago six months ago, and for the first time in my life, I am not living from paycheck to paycheck, even after finishing my Christmas shopping!

Being able to take public transportation daily has also allowed me to cut out any auto expenses. Of my other bills and obligations, I make sure these automatically come out of my account at the beginning of the month, and I haven't missed a single payment in months. In addition, other than student loans, I am just a few months away from being completely debt-free and have even managed to set up a couple investment accounts to which I pay regularly.

Signing up for this process brought to light some items in my report of which I was not aware, and I have submitted an inquiry into this. In the meantime, I am looking to purchase a nice wedding/engagement ring set in the near future, so that we can begin planning for this summer when we will be married.

Update: I have been fortunate enough to secure some additional funding from another source, so I am now able to ask for a much smaller amount. I am hoping you might be able to make this a reality in the very near future!

Monthly net income: $ 2800

Monthly expenses: $
  Housing: $ 775
  Church: $ 375
  Utilities: $ 50
  Phone, cable, internet: $ 100
  Food, entertainment: $ 150
  Investments/savings: $ 200
  Credit cards and other loans: $ 300 (includes student loans)

There are other accounts I fund on a monthly basis using an envelope method to provide for upcoming expenses. If you would like to see a more in-depth breakdown, please ask me.
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