Comments on: One Less Night in a Hostel Somewhere http://www.vagabondish.com/one-less-night-in-travel-hostel-somewhere/ The Travelzine for Today's Vagabond Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:10:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Stacy http://www.vagabondish.com/one-less-night-in-travel-hostel-somewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Stacy Tue, 22 May 2007 20:27:07 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/one-less-night-in-travel-hostel-somewhere/#comment-311 I agree. It's important to live your life in the present even when you are saving for the future. Go ahead and splurge once in a while, and when you do, enjoy it fully, otherwise it's a waste. I agree. It’s important to live your life in the present even when you are saving for the future. Go ahead and splurge once in a while, and when you do, enjoy it fully, otherwise it’s a waste.

]]> By: Mike http://www.vagabondish.com/one-less-night-in-travel-hostel-somewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Mike Tue, 22 May 2007 19:05:58 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/one-less-night-in-travel-hostel-somewhere/#comment-310 Great advice, Funchilde, and I'm already onboard with everything you've said. The idea of not living "all your joy in the future" is spot-on. I could certainly be saving more than I am now - a great deal more as a matter of fact - were I happy to bike to work, live out of a dumpster, and eat canned tuna three times daily. But where's the fun in that? So I'm compromising - I'm saving what I can now without sacrificing my sanity or my health. Great advice, Funchilde, and I’m already onboard with everything you’ve said. The idea of not living “all your joy in the future” is spot-on. I could certainly be saving more than I am now – a great deal more as a matter of fact – were I happy to bike to work, live out of a dumpster, and eat canned tuna three times daily. But where’s the fun in that? So I’m compromising – I’m saving what I can now without sacrificing my sanity or my health.

]]> By: Funchilde http://www.vagabondish.com/one-less-night-in-travel-hostel-somewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-309 Funchilde Tue, 22 May 2007 17:32:24 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/one-less-night-in-travel-hostel-somewhere/#comment-309 okay mike, here's the unpopular opinion. indulge once or twice a week. you know where you are skimping, saving and sacrificing and you can't live all your joy in the future. It took me 2 years to get to the point where I packed everything up and headed out and for sure I stopped spending up at the bars/restaurants, etc. but I didn't totally deprive myself. So...you are concious of the $4 mochawhatevertheheck and what its costing you, but also focus on the 2x per week you get to enjoy the fruits of your life and labor. IF of course you are cutting back and skimping in other areas. And for the record...i loathe starbucks so its not a plug for that burnt tasting coffee. okay mike, here’s the unpopular opinion. indulge once or twice a week. you know where you are skimping, saving and sacrificing and you can’t live all your joy in the future. It took me 2 years to get to the point where I packed everything up and headed out and for sure I stopped spending up at the bars/restaurants, etc. but I didn’t totally deprive myself. So…you are concious of the $4 mochawhatevertheheck and what its costing you, but also focus on the 2x per week you get to enjoy the fruits of your life and labor. IF of course you are cutting back and skimping in other areas. And for the record…i loathe starbucks so its not a plug for that burnt tasting coffee.

]]> By: Mike http://www.vagabondish.com/one-less-night-in-travel-hostel-somewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Mike Tue, 22 May 2007 13:10:06 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/one-less-night-in-travel-hostel-somewhere/#comment-306 I think I need to join a support group! I usually make my daily coffee @ home, as I did today. But every now and then, I like something different. Unfortunately there are no mom-and-pop cafes near me so my choices are Starbucks or ... [ugh] ... Dunkin' Donuts. My tastebuds shudder at the latter; my wallet shudders at the former. I think I need to join a support group!

I usually make my daily coffee @ home, as I did today. But every now and then, I like something different. Unfortunately there are no mom-and-pop cafes near me so my choices are Starbucks or … [ugh] … Dunkin’ Donuts. My tastebuds shudder at the latter; my wallet shudders at the former.

]]> By: Ben http://www.vagabondish.com/one-less-night-in-travel-hostel-somewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Ben Tue, 22 May 2007 13:03:38 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/one-less-night-in-travel-hostel-somewhere/#comment-305 Kick the habit! There's better (and cheaper!) coffee out there :) Kick the habit! There’s better (and cheaper!) coffee out there :)

]]> By: This Week's Wandering News « The Daily Transit http://www.vagabondish.com/one-less-night-in-travel-hostel-somewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-304 This Week's Wandering News « The Daily Transit Tue, 22 May 2007 05:16:17 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/one-less-night-in-travel-hostel-somewhere/#comment-304 [...] what we can sacrifice to make sure we have enough money to get by in Europe for a few months - Vagabondish is having trouble giving up Starbucks, as he ponders how his iced-mochachinowhatsit costs him as [...] [...] what we can sacrifice to make sure we have enough money to get by in Europe for a few months – Vagabondish is having trouble giving up Starbucks, as he ponders how his iced-mochachinowhatsit costs him as [...]

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