Hi,
Tons of people have asked what I’m going to spend the $400 on that I saved from doing February’s no-buy month. I had planned to plunk every nickel on one of my two credit cards. I had lofty goals of getting rid of one card’s balance by the summer. But, something else has come up. A good friend who I’ve known since undergrad is terminally ill. I have tried to visit him in Missouri since January, but he’s thwarted my attempts and attempts of other friends to see him. It’s hard dealing with a life-threatening illness. It’s also hard to be a friend of someone who is going through this. Finally, my friend has reached the point where he is open to company. He is at peace with what has happened. So now, I am going. The airline ticket is $338, the car rental is $66. I am meeting another friend of ours there, and he will pick up the bill for the hotel room.
I wish I could say that I am going to get rid of debt, or go on an awesome vacation with my money saved. But I am so happy that I am seeing my friend. It’s worth every dollar.
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It’s so awesome, Nat, that you’re going to see him. It may not pay off that interest, but you’ll be so happy that you got a chance to go and spend time with him.
I told you before, but I’ll say it again: you’re a great, great friend to him.
Aren’t you glad you had that extra money to go see him? Your efforts were well worth it.
Good for you! Friends are priceless.
You were able to save $$ whether for a raining day, or to pay off a credit card or for an emergency situation. All of which would not have happened if you were not focused on your experiment on cutting spending. Bravo!