As a part of our TdF trip, I’ve been doing my best to track where we were spending our travel dollars\/Euros\/Kronners\/etc\u00a0and on what. I\u2019ve been a Quicken user since it was an MS-DOS app, I\u2019m pretty good with it and it\u2019s a nice tool for this kind of thing\u2014it even handles foreign currencies. The grand plan is to be on the road as much as we want and I figured it was a good idea to develop a model to see just how much voyaging we can enjoy without seriously impacting the Scots whiskey budget or Zoe\u2019s dog treat supply.<\/p>\n
When the\u00a0July Hale Nani electric bill arrived, I was pleased to find it was about a third less than a normal ding for that period. While we were in Europe, I’d turned off the water heater and we obviously hadn\u2019t been using lights, the tube, PCs, etc., but it got me to thinking about other savings that resulted from our home base absence. \u00a0The rather obvious conclusion was that while eating frites and fois gras, riding the Eurail and sipping 1664s, we weren\u2019t doing the $50 Dodge fill-ups or going to the grocery or tapping into our albeit limited wine supply. If I work this analysis right, it may just be we can\u2019t afford to NOT be on the road. \u00a0My muse, Mr. Ely, MN, Charles Kuralt, would appreciate that.<\/p>\n
We leave you this Sunday morning\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a part of our TdF trip, I’ve been doing my best to track where we were spending our travel dollars\/Euros\/Kronners\/etc\u00a0and on what. I\u2019ve been a Quicken user since it was an MS-DOS app, I\u2019m pretty good with it and it\u2019s a nice tool for this kind of thing\u2014it even handles foreign currencies. The grand …<\/p>\n