Showing posts with label finances. Show all posts
Showing posts with label finances. Show all posts
Monday, November 24
Saturday, March 22
The Not-So-Long Road Trip
It's the first day of spring break, so although I'm not going anywhere this week, my spirit is ready to hit the road. I shared a while back the road trip that I've planned for this summer. Nine states in three weeks! Lunch from the cooler in the backseat! Alphabet license plate games! Historical markers along the freeway! Good times ahead! Or maybe not.
I don't know if you've noticed, but gas prices have gone a little out of control. And they're only projected to keep going up. So here's a little math to work through. Let's say 4800 miles at 18 or so miles per gallon times $4 per gallon. I think that puts us at about...a whole lot of money. Like four numbers across - before the decimal point [cough, cough]. Of course that doesn't count food, a few days of lodging, and any sites that might require a few bucks (so much for a day at Disneyland).
Or, for the same amount of pesos (or pound), I could hop a plane by myself for ten days in Scotland.
Or, I could lock myself in my house, organize the basement and paint a few walls and not answer phone or email for a month.
It's a tough call.
I don't know if you've noticed, but gas prices have gone a little out of control. And they're only projected to keep going up. So here's a little math to work through. Let's say 4800 miles at 18 or so miles per gallon times $4 per gallon. I think that puts us at about...a whole lot of money. Like four numbers across - before the decimal point [cough, cough]. Of course that doesn't count food, a few days of lodging, and any sites that might require a few bucks (so much for a day at Disneyland).
Or, for the same amount of pesos (or pound), I could hop a plane by myself for ten days in Scotland.
Or, I could lock myself in my house, organize the basement and paint a few walls and not answer phone or email for a month.
It's a tough call.
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