tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post5877050100091431533..comments2024-03-29T06:00:05.050-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Travel Penguin: Priorities - Money Travelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-2246975205730391632020-11-05T17:18:01.467-05:002020-11-05T17:18:01.467-05:00Dreaming of travel next yearDreaming of travel next yearTravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-12466120675920701492020-11-05T16:38:34.358-05:002020-11-05T16:38:34.358-05:00Travel is an interesting one for us. Last year we ...Travel is an interesting one for us. Last year we resolved to focus far less on price when travelling, especially overseas, and more on comfort, and as we haven't been able to travel internationally, it was a wise decision that didn't end up costing anymore. What?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-91223498306862942492020-11-05T11:01:11.728-05:002020-11-05T11:01:11.728-05:00plenty of beginner videos out there. may I recomm...plenty of beginner videos out there. may I recommend<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/loopyarn/videos? craig rosenfeld owns LOOP, a philly yarn shop. and he's SO cute (and gay also)!anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-32808866868342048792020-11-05T10:00:26.482-05:002020-11-05T10:00:26.482-05:00I should learn to knit. I should learn to knit. Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-87317915619581701872020-11-05T09:59:41.362-05:002020-11-05T09:59:41.362-05:00Birds of a feather. Birds of a feather. Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-21254101197692649542020-11-05T09:59:06.711-05:002020-11-05T09:59:06.711-05:00Dreaming of the travel to come. I love to cook, a...Dreaming of the travel to come. I love to cook, and I have had more time to be creative, we have eaten well during this confinement. Shoes, I am so glad I wore the alligator shoes when my feet and back would tolerate them, now it is comfort over style. Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-88519209749195581772020-11-05T09:05:04.541-05:002020-11-05T09:05:04.541-05:00not important: shoes, jewelry, furs, clothes, make...not important: shoes, jewelry, furs, clothes, makeup, cars, furniture, cable tv<br /><br />important: house, utilities, cats, food, music, books, knitting yarn<br /><br />PS - www.mariessoap.com and https://goldandwaterco.com are 2 local women-owned businesses that sell hand made soap. I have used both companies and they are EXCELLENT!anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-15596727566286476752020-11-05T09:03:41.322-05:002020-11-05T09:03:41.322-05:00I've never put my money into showy, "keep...I've never put my money into showy, "keep up with the Joneses" type of stuff either. My discretionary spending (at least before the pandemic) went on entertainment and relaxation type of things -- travel, restaurants, concerts, books, music, etc.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-32998013036715134392020-11-05T08:55:30.325-05:002020-11-05T08:55:30.325-05:00My priorities are good food and travel both of whi...My priorities are good food and travel both of which have been seriously curtailed by the pandemic. Like you, I don't worry about food prices, I shop where I know the meat and fish are good. And, I have a 21-year old sofa and a 19 year old car and no plans to replace either. My weakness used to be shoes but I have slowed that urge significantly. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-57754919096742495942020-11-05T07:44:08.510-05:002020-11-05T07:44:08.510-05:00Wonderful answers. Origin is not destiny. Wonderful answers. Origin is not destiny. Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-47598065907880079092020-11-05T07:34:54.930-05:002020-11-05T07:34:54.930-05:00When you run out of ideas, When you run out of ideas, Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-66515055819515010152020-11-05T06:52:46.346-05:002020-11-05T06:52:46.346-05:00We have very similar “important” lists except trav...We have very similar “important” lists except traveling. Because we rarely travel by plane (I’ve only flown to 4 times round trip to 4 other states - I can hear your mental gasp from here) and usually drive, our car trip travel splurge is on suites instead of standard hotel rooms, or condos depending on where we’re going. And even then, we choose the most economic options. (Our Ptown mainstay is a small studio condo for which we bring all our own linens, towels, and cleaning supplies - but because of this, it’s cheaper than the cheapest room you could rent anywhere.) <br /><br />I am a poor boy at heart, from a family with no money, so I know we’ll the life of powdered milk, butter sandwiches, food stamps, government cheese, big brother hand me downs, and holiday gifts from charity organizations. We did not own a TV until I was 10, I got my first bike at 15, and we never went to the doctor or on a vacation. Those things were for “Rich People.”<br /><br />I now live a life undreamed of by me (not extravagant by any means but far beyond anything I imagined my life would be.) While I don’t have to worry about money, per se, I do still budget and count pennies because I never take our comfortable means for granted, and we wear and use everything until it falls apart - no replacements “just because.”<br /><br />My one life long non-essential luxury splurge is comic books, my passion. I’d rather buy a comic I want than have any other item or experience, bar none, and would rather explore a new comic book store’s back issue bins than a new city. (Fortunately, I can usually do both.) But I do try to restrain myself even in this endeavor - that’s a reason I don’t own the first issue of Green Lantern Vol 2 Issue #1. <br /><br />Great post. I may do a similar one of my own. Breenlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317914861018120156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16253353.post-70900040505987414182020-11-05T04:48:07.650-05:002020-11-05T04:48:07.650-05:00Interesting blog post. My answers would require a ...Interesting blog post. My answers would require a post of their own.<br />Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.com