I have a few friends who work on the slope, or have some other lucrative employment. It can get frustrating for me to watch them buy new toys, or go on road trips when I have to pick and choose which bills are going to get paid this month! I try not to dwell on it.

I think that you need to really evaluate what the trip would do for you. If you can afford it, do you think that the good experience and break from all the crap would be worth it? I also think that if your justification is saving the $ for your freelance stuff, it could also be looked at as some time for you to get creative, some good brainstorming and networking time maybe? Or maybe just some time to stave off the burnout!

Is there anyone that you could split the van rental with? Or maybe just use the van for half the trip? I think that that would be the way to go too!

Sometimes plans just change, I guess.


I guess I gave the wrong finger to the wrong man...