Best laid plans and all that

[kitanzi]

We've been pulling out of a financial hole slowly and steadily over the last six or so months. We actually have been batting around the idea of stretching ourselves enough to achieve any ONE of several possible fun things, possiblities which included Concertino, or travel, or one of several possible spiffy things for ACat's Bday.

Unfortunately, shit happens, and it's really not anything to blame anyone for.

$500 in unexpected emergency expenses this weekend make all of that reeeeally unlikely, short of winning lotteries that we don't actually enter. *sigh* This is all just a really good reminder that we need to get OUT of debt, and establish a cash reserve for crap exactly like this. Part of it was a very simple, unexpected accident which ACat is still castigating himself for, most of it is just computers crap the bed every so often.

Still... lots of little things are likely to be cut back for a bit, and Concertino is no longer a hope. Sorry to all who we talked to about it being maaaaaybe possible. :(

EDIT: Sorry for alarming people - not an auto accident at all, but ACat's very necessary cellphone getting crunched, and then his video card dying spectacularly. Not even remotely dangerous, just frickin expensive. Please, please don't jinx us. *G*

Comments

[otherdeb.livejournal.com]

Oh, sweetie. Hope things go better in future for both of you. Concertino is out for me, too, this year (which sucks because I really wanted to meet Mike in person), but maybe towards the end of the summer I can make that visit you and I spoke about a while ago. I know it's not much comfort, but it's the best I can do at the moment.

[kitanzi.livejournal.com]

That would be very cool, if it's possible - keep us posted, ok? :) *hug* And thanks for the comfort. It's a glitch, I know.