Oh, Canada

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Well, just when you weren't expecting curveballs, here comes a curveball. But isn't that the whole purpose of a curveball? To offer an element of surprise that throws you off your game? There is a silver lining, of course. When it comes to money I am always prepared for the unexpected. It's one of the elements of survival, I think. I am sure I read it somewhere. If you are always prepared, you are never unprepared. Either that's a brilliantly obvious statement or I just made it up. My sister contacted me earlier today to inform me that they had laid out a plan for a summer vacation this year. None other than Quebec, and that is of course in Canada. The thing is, it's just an expense I did not already pre-budget for, and it's a bit expensive. Not that we can't afford it. It's just that once I lay out all of our travel budgets for the year, which includes camping, I don't like to deviate, because it then requires me to make more maneuvers in the stock market to make up the difference, such as finding more covered calls to sell. If anyone thought it was ever a mystery, when it comes to money, I tend to be a bit...anal retentive. But hey, don't be too hard on me. It has served me well over the decades. I am interested in doing the trip, and so is my wife. I really don't want to spend the money. But I guess I will have to get creative and figure out how we can get this paid for without any money out of pocket. Onward and upward. If anyone knows the right six numbers to win the lottery, now would be a good time to share those with me.