Leeeeaving on a jet plaaaane
Mar. 16th, 2012 01:36 pmOkay, so, you all don't know how much money has been gnawing at my brain. We're making a pretty big move, from metro Denver, CO to Delaware, in about five weeks. And I've been fretting because this is the feedback I get from various people in my life:
My mom made a very compelling point -- the road-trip would really only be fun for the first half a day, probably -- but my peers got me feeling pretty bad about the extra expense. So I finally broke down and did a price estimate, and it turns out the two methods are actually fairly comparable for me.
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Me: So I'm going to move.
Peers: Obviously you're going to roadtrip it with a rental truck. It'll be great, you'll see the country, so much fun!
Me: So I might roadtrip it.
Mom: Are you crazy? That's like five days on the road, just to save some money? The only way to do it is to fly, and then ship everything. Then you'll just be here, and the travel will be done.
Me: I might actually fly.
Peers: Flying and then shipping everything?! Now that is crazy. You'll have to ship your car, hire movers... It'll be so expensive! What a monumental waste of money.
My mom made a very compelling point -- the road-trip would really only be fun for the first half a day, probably -- but my peers got me feeling pretty bad about the extra expense. So I finally broke down and did a price estimate, and it turns out the two methods are actually fairly comparable for me.
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