Sorry for not updating much recently. I’m on vacation and have been extremely busy loafing on the sofa.
Because of the serious outlay of cash lately [1]And work screwing up my last paycheck, I’ve had to drastically scale back my vacation plans. Oh yes, yours truly has been forking over a butt-load of cash as of late. The most obvious reason is the accident. Unexpected expenses have definitely added up. Then there is the new bike and with that comes new gear. The latter was a necessity as my helmet and jacket were toast from the accident. The not so obvious, I finished paying off the lien my brothers had against our land. THAT little payout cut into my savings significantly. We still have to come up with money to get the land surveyed. This is the final hurdle before it gets separated into our individual names. So feeling the pinch right now, taking a frivolous vacation seems a bit selfish. Everyone keeps telling me to just put it on credit because I will be getting paid eventually. I don’t believe in doing that. I try to live within my means and don’t believe in using soft money [2]money that is not actually mine yet unless I have to. One has to only look at the current state of our stock market to discover the folly of that. I digress, if something were to happen or go wrong, I’d end up with even more debt. And, considering my shoulder isn’t 100% yet, it is probably better I’m not treking across the country.
Instead, TFA dropped in to see me which was a very welcome distraction. He knew I was a bit down and swung a last minute trip here. He only had a 24 hour layover but we made the best of it. Oh yes we did!
There will be other opportunities for vacation. I am hoping I’ll get some of the payment(s) within the next week. If I do, I’ll still try to make a long weekend in Fort Lauderdale before my vacation is over. If not, I’ll survive. Besides, I’ve had enough down time as of late. Of course, Gay High Holy Day #3 [3]Folsom St Fair is coming up this weekend. My buddy Frank is gonna be in town for the festivities. I’m sure I’ll run into Adam and Brad as well at some point. It promises to be a good weekend.
So now, I’m off to the gym to do dreaded cardio.
I don’t think there is anything wrong with a lazy holiday, they’re great! No pressure to be any where or do anything, just plenty of quality time on the sofa watching daytime TV in your undies!
It’s just a shame you’re kind of forced into it by your financial situation!
I also decided not to go to Houston this coming weekend because the city still has not recovered from Ike. I still have friends in Houston with no electricity. It really wouldn’t be a great time for anyone to visit until they can get their city back together again. We’d just be in the way.
Enjoy your vacation at home. Relax. Watch TV, play on your XBOX, and most importantly DO YOUR DAMN LAUNDRY! π
“…Everyone keeps telling me to just put it on credit because I will be getting paid eventually. I donΒt believe in doing that. I try to live within my means…”
Everyone should subscribe to this creed. The country wouldn’t be so cash poor and in debt otherwise. Nor would we have emboldened predatory lenders. If everyone working American set aside 10% of their net income (10 cents to a dollar) in an FDIC interest bearing savings account for the next 6 months, our collective private cash reserves can do far more in curing the economy than Paulson’s indiscriminate handout.
You have a vacation from debt. A long term vacation from debt. That’s much more relaxing than any excursion would be. I agree with Chweebus. Don’t do it myself, but know I should. π