Money makes the world go round

(Note: I wrote this on 11 March 2011, but didn't post it for some reason)

I did some budgetting so that I could figure out how much money to change before my trip to Japan.  I have suddenly discovered that I love numbers.  It's a good way for me to get my head around it in a different way from words, and a lot faster too.  And sometimes numbers can tell a story.  For instance, when one restaurant charges $10 and another charges $44, my mind goes kaching! WHICH IS MORE VALUE FOR MONEY. And then I look at the words. Or the pictures.

In the course of doing the budgetting for my trip, I discovered that I might be spending $1.5k in total. While less than the $3k that I had been warned by others of, I feared that it was too much - this was supposed to be a budget trip!

I consulted my parents, the seasoned travellers, and the first thing they said was "Oh, that means you ought to bring $2k of spending money."

Me: o_O

"In case of emergencies."

Me: O_O

I feel very extravagant, all of a sudden, just due to the mere fact that I’m going on holiday. And I sort of understand the $3k now. (Though I wouldn’t do that. I think. I hope.)