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

[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

Good luck on the finances; having that buffer has been a real relief to me (having bit deeper in the hole than I thougt I was at the time. It pays off, but it's TOUGH getting out)

Hopefully, nobody was serious hurt in anything?

*hugs to yuo both*

[kitanzi.livejournal.com]

No no, not a car accident, just a crunched cellphone. We're fine, it's dead, and on the whole - definitely the preferable outcome! Thank you for the good wishes and the hugs! *hug*