Today I finally found a minute to file my taxes. I pretty much had to file them because I need my refund check to cover the three vacations I just took. This was made abundantly clear to me when I went to the cash machine and it refused to give me any money.
I hate it when that happens.
Life would be so much better if cash machines gave me money without checking my account balance first.
Anyway... with no money to be had, it was time to rummage through pants pockets, couch cushions, travel bags, car ashtrays, and the like. After a half-hour of digging, I managed to scrape together
But that's okay.
I wouldn't trade my wonderful time in Venice... or seeing Matt & Kim in London... or seeing OMD and Mackintosh Braun in Los Angeles... or celebrating my sister's birthday in Las Vegas... for all the tea in China. There are some experiences you simply can't put a price on. So I'm content to be poor for a little while and live on fond memories.
And who knows? Everything could change tomorrow.
Heck, in one day I've gone from being flat-broke to having all the money in the world. Anything is possible!
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I hate to see you going through that, but like you said anything is possible and tomorrow could be better than yesterday! I really enjoyed reading it.
Don’t ya just wish we could connect our minds to the interwebz and sell our memories? We could make squillions selling real-world experiences to people who never leave the computer!
I know what it’s like to be busted ass broke. Hang in there.
For what it’s worth, I think your travels, experiences and global friendships make you a rich man. Too bad that don’t pay The Man.
There’s always a way to make the glass half full – nice!!
THIS is a perfect post. 🙂
I’d rather be travel poor than car poor or gadget poor any day.
Is there a bank near you that does currency exchange? You could cash all that foreign stuff in and have a fat wallet for a few days.
I’m feeling pretty poor too, and I don’t have a tax refund coming to help offset it. In fact, the tax man is why I’m feeling poor!
I’m glad you have awesome travel memories. They’re worth way more than money anyway!
Sounds like you need to go back to London, then!
Or, to the airport to exchange all those other currencies for one that’ll do you some good in Washington.
There is one way to get money with out your balance being checked. It’s called a gun.
Great way of looking at couch and pocket change.
If I use Reba’s ATM card, it gives me cash even if there’s no money. I thought it was magic, until I was told she has overdraft.