Buc-cee's Here We Come!
Image is mine from last year's trip to Alabama.
Since I'm working a no-spend challenge, I already knew I wanted to pre-fund the road trip DD and I want to make during her spring break mid-March. I mentioned that a week or two ago.
So...I borrowed an idea from another dear friend who loves and uses the Happy Planner system for all aspects of her life.
When we meet, those of us who keep meticulous track of our lives via paper and stickers usually share our progress since last we met...
So this dear friend had some new things going on in her planner and that was the tracking of the funding of trips and projects and even her new home.
Her visuals are much cuter than mine, which I won't share, because those are hers-- but I thought if I had a visual, it would help keep me focused and motivated to make this happen.
So I put together a collage, basically, and asked DD to make me some stickers specifically for this project.
Here's the "collage" and the stickers... Each sticker is worth $5. So when I save or earn $5 from somewhere I can apply it toward the trip. I put a sticker on the collage, and when I've applied all 60 stickers, I'll have funded the trip. It'll get easier and more exciting as I get rolling, I think. More stickers means more money found.
This may seem rather child-like, but so what?
If this is what it takes to help me pre-fund a trip, to help me keep my eye on the target, and add a little excitement and fun to my everyday life, then who cares?
I'll probably make some more of these as needed, but this is it for now.
What about you? Do you pre-fund larger purchases or work hard to pay them off after-the-fact?
Have a super day. Catch you next time.
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