Funky Attitude

Last week Tricia at Blogging away Debt mentioned that she had been in somewhat of a funk lately. She really couldn't figure out what was causing it. Well, I've been in a bit of a funk lately too. But I think I know the reason.

One of the reasons for my funky attitude is that a couple of weeks ago I put a deposit on our vacation and bought airline tickets. One would think I would be ecstatic. I mean, we're going on our first vacation in three years! You see, what was going to be a relatively inexpensive vacation is now costing me more than I wanted to spend.

Originally, a friend had offered us the use of her Florida home and car that she kept down there. By the time my family and I figured out when would be a good time to take a vacation together, she had rented her place. I began searching the internet for someplace to stay in Florida, and I found one. When I showed it to my husband he decided he would rather go to Puerto Rico. You know, "for a few dollars more..."

In addition to the condo and the airline tickets, now we'll have to rent a car. Of course, there is spending money while vacationing. In order to keep this vacation on a cash basis, I'm going to have to drastically reduce my aggressive credit card pay down. I know, I know...I'll take some cheese with my "whine".

When I posted my 100th post I said would highlight some of my favorite entries. Two of my favorites are The Giving Tree and Easter, Christmas, and the Day after New Year's

My Six-Word Memoir

I've been tagged by Jo at Me and My Marbles to share my six-word memoir. This is similar to the Six-Word Financial Autobiography that I read about at iowahippiechick.

Anyway, here are the rules:

1. Write your own six-word memoir.
2. Post it on your blog and include a visual illustration if you want.
3. Link to the person who tagged you in your post.
4. Tag at least 5 more blogs.
5. Leave a comment on the tagged blogs with an invitation to play.

My six-word memoir is this: I think I finally get it!

Of course, I'm referring to my favorite mantras, which are earn, SAVE, invest, share.

Notice that SAVE is in all caps. That's because I spent all of these years being an instant gratification person and a small thinker. I finally get that if I want to go on vacation I have to save for it. I finally get it that if want to be prepared for an emergency, I have to save for it. I finally get that if I want to retire and live comfortably by December 31, 2017, I have to save for it. I could go on and on, but I think you get it.

I'm going to tag Clean and Clutter Free Simple, Canadian Saver, Finance and Fat, Family & Finances, Free From Broke.