Parents are always telling you things growing up. Lessons they have learned in hopes that it will sink into your head. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. I'd like to think that for the most part it sunk in, though the budget part took me awhile. I mean, who saves up money just in case the car needs repair? Certainly not a 22 year old in need of new boots! Too bad my transmission needed a complete overhaul! Yikes. Live and learn, and so I did. I also ate Ramen Noodles for 3 months to pay for it. One thing my parents drilled into me is that it is always the stuff that you are unprepared for that gets ya. I guess that is what happened to me last week, something that I was not prepared for me sidetracked me. Nothing bad or life altering mind you, but something that I definitely was not expecting (no there is no baby on the way...that would fall under the life altering category). I really don't want to go into it as it really isn't worth it, it just gave me a few more bumps in my … [Read more...]