My son and I are evacuating the house for the weekend while my husband studies for his exams. Since this MBA is costing a pretty penny, I want to make sure he gets all the peace and quiet he needs to study!
In planning our travel to Philadelphia, where we will be hiding out at my brother's house for the weekend, I ran through several options.
Option 1. Flying. For an adult and a toddler (over 2 years) to fly from Boston (or other, smaller, local airports) to Philadelphia will cost us $275 altogether. And, more importantly, it will take approximately 1 hr of travel time.
Option 2. The train. For an adult and a child to take the train from localstation to Philadelphia will cost us $125 altogether. And 8 hrs of travel time.
Option 3. The bus. For an adults and a child to take the bus from localstation to Philadelphia will cost us $85 altogether. And 12 hrs of travel time.
Option 4. The car. For the mileage my car gets, and the distance to Philly, it'd cost us $74 altogether in gasoline, plus about $12 in tolls. And 5 hrs of travel time.
We're choosing option 4, driving my own car. Well, we're going to drive my husband's car and save about $16 in gasoline costs since his car is more fuel efficient.
It disappoints me in some ways that the cheapest option (the car, barely) is also nearly the easiest option. Sometimes we like to think that by being frugal, we're really being martyrs. How much do I sacrifice by taking the option that I really wanted in the first place?
Travel options
April 24th, 2006 at 05:17 pm
April 24th, 2006 at 08:40 pm 1145911204
Again, welcome~
April 27th, 2006 at 01:01 am 1146099661
Koigu's Charlotte's Web Shawl, on hand-painted yarn. My first lace project, it's nearly finished, and I love it.
The second half of a pair of pink-and-black striped size 2T socks, for a girlfriend whose new niece is named "Emily Elizabeth", just like the character on the Clifford TV show (for kids) who wears the same color socks.
A black sweater-vest for my husband, on sport-weight wool, in broken ribbing stitch. Boring, but I can do it while watchign the ballgames.
Knitters, unite!
April 27th, 2006 at 03:53 pm 1146153234
The Koigu project sounds yummy.... I love hand paints.. they always work up to be so interesting, usually a surprise too.
I keep a boring project going all the time too, I call it my idiot project. I need something where there is no counting, no color changes, just stupid knitting. (or crocheting)
Knitting is such a great hobby, makes sitting around feel productive!!
April 27th, 2006 at 08:01 pm 1146168063
I have an MBA, too (got mine first, before mommyhood)... don't use it much as a SAHM but it gives me peace of mind in case I should ever need/want to go back to work.
Hang in there -- the MBA cram sessions won't last forever, and then he'll have a great asset for your family's financial future!
April 27th, 2006 at 08:21 pm 1146169306