Going on a trip
Posted by Adie on February 27th, 2010. Filed under: Family Matters.
Going on a trip with the family is never easy. We are a bunch of impatient persons in a normal setting. When on the road, that doubles or triples in level. My siblings are not easily awed. You need to give them something that will blow their minds off. My dad, too. Plus, my family is very expensive to maintain. Accommodation, food, etc.
Can you imagine what it’s like going on a trip with an extended family? My grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins? Every thing in chaos to the highest level! Foremost of which is the trip fund.
When we went on several out-of-town trips two to three years ago, I shouldered most of the expenses. I was raking a lot of money back then so I thought of it as sharing my blessings. But boy did my wallet wailed! I never minded that much back then because I knew I could get the money back easily.
But now, with my brother in college, I could not afford to share as before. My grandma’s inviting us to go to Pangasinan for three days. I was excited but it was short lived. It suddenly popped in my head that they might expect me to shell out money for food and other things. I may have that kind of money but I won’t be busting my savings over a trip. Not anymore. I think the several trips I funded in the past are already enough.