I'm doing OK on spending. Just OK I guess. Some days I worry, then I don't. I check my bank account once in a while and it's about where I expect. Occasionally a Paypal donation comes in and I get the notification email and it makes me really happy.
For a few days I've been wanting to do some rough math to figure out what my "worst case scenario" amount of money is. So I did that this morning.
I mapped a route from LA to TC and it was around 2300 miles.
I've been averaging about 25 mpg.
Let's say gas averages about $2.50 across the US.
2300 miles / 25 mpg = 92 gallons of gasoline
92 gallons of gasoline x $2.50 per gallon = $230 dollars
Let's just round that way up to $300, accounting for other expenses, more expensive gas, whatever.
Worst case scenario, and I'm spending way more than I should: I can get back home, from pretty much anywhere in the country, if I take a direct route with little stopping, for less than $300.
That ain't so bad.
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