scratch that
Remember how I gave myself a gas allowance for traveling this past weekend? Well, I didn’t make the trip - I just didn’t feel like doing all of that driving. So… the question arises: what should I do with the money I’d planned to go out of town with? First, considering that I still plan on making the trip, I could hold on to the money for when I actually do make that trip. Another possibility is to spend the money on something else. I have some expenditures coming up, like conference fees and professional dues. Yet another possibility remains, because I could just save the money.
I’m going to save the money. Today, I’ll deposit it into my bank account, which I’ve already decided will be my "spending money" account for my New Orleans trip and for any other thing I might want to buy.
Why not the other options? I actually don’t see the difference between holding onto the money for when I do take the trip and putting the money in my "spending money" account. And I have already planned to use my upcoming income for the other upcoming expenditures. I guess my general tendency is, "When in doubt, save."
