So... I have two secrets to tell about my TN trip. Not terribly juicy ones though, so don't get too excited.
Secret #1: I went over budget. :-( Not by too much, only about $30. The gas, parking/cabs, and hotel expenses were exactly as much as I estimated them to be ($75, $50, and $155 respectively), but the spending money I had for entertainment and food was where I went over. I budgeted $325 and spent $355. But man, I didn't realize how many tours and things we would go on, and they were each between 10-15 bucks a pop! I didn't spend too much on food and drinks though, which helped balance it out. Only going over by 30 bucks is no big disaster and everything would be just peachy except for...
Secret #2: I FREAKING GOT PULLED OVER IN VIRGINIA!!! I know when I went there for the weekend in June I said I liked Virginia... well now I changed my mind. I was only going 78 in a 65 on I-81, which isn't even 15 over the speed limit! AND it's not like I was speeding past the other people on the highway or anything, I was going right with traffic! I am super mad at this ticket. Not mad at myself, but mad at the cop. I really feel like I was targeted because I'm out of state. Plus he set the court date for Sept. 16, which is during school so I can't try to fight it and get the points taken away. Argh. So that adds another $126 to my trip expenses. A completely unnecessary $126, if you ask me. Hopefully my insurance won't go up because of it.
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Warning: Living out the glamorous life on a grad student's budget can endanger your financial well-being.
4 comments:
Welcome back! That sucks about getting pulled over! I want to try to visit two places I haven't been before so I'm looking into the south as one of my options.
Welcome back too! I have to say A) Sorry about your grandfather and B) Tickets suck! I have actually gotten four already since I've been driving, three in the same year if you can believe it. But I'm glad you had so much fun. I have a friend in Tennesee, maybe I need to give it a whirl. :)
Luckily, you weren't going 80. In VA, if you're going over 80, no matter what the speed limit is, the cop can give you a ticket for reckless driving ON TOP of your speeding ticket. So it sucks, but it could have been worse.
Man, good thing then. That would have been annoying (and costly!!)!
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