tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post5587454603581569151..comments2023-12-23T02:17:12.549-08:00Comments on Quest for Fun!: Penny WiseGary Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897166491600280320noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-86951946247640928612009-03-07T08:30:00.000-08:002009-03-07T08:30:00.000-08:00I canceled my trade show trip and was able to get ...I canceled my trade show trip and was able to get the hotel fees back but only a credit for the airline tickets. The real expense was my replacement and expenses while there, plus, honestly, lost sales from me not being there.<BR/><BR/>I was thinking of a week off in May for a trip to Europe, pretty much all expenses paid, but I'm probably going to cancel that too. <BR/><BR/>My plans to pay off a ton of business debt this year make it difficult to take these trips. I look at it this way, the sooner I pay off debt, the sooner I can give myself a raise. I haven't had a cost of living adjustment in over 4 years; 5 by the time I'm ready to give myself one.Gary Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11897166491600280320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-4606775542711968702009-03-05T11:53:00.000-08:002009-03-05T11:53:00.000-08:00It seems like the real choice isn't whether or not...It seems like the real choice isn't whether or not to go to the trade show, but whether to take your "vacation" as a vacation, or take your "vacation" as a trip to the trade show.<BR/>You've got the miles for the airfare and hotel, but you probably can't (or just aren't comfortable with) paying your replacement for both time periods.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-48702111196256901402009-03-05T11:49:00.000-08:002009-03-05T11:49:00.000-08:00Uh.... I guess that is exactly what you were sayin...Uh.... I guess that is exactly what you were saying. Just know that I'm going to keep buying at my local stores. I know it isn't in quite the same league.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02095342572848900592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-64491319874902285222009-03-05T11:47:00.000-08:002009-03-05T11:47:00.000-08:00I dunno. It seems to me that if people value the s...I dunno. It seems to me that if people value the shows existence that they should support it in bad times. If the show has a terrible year in a terrible economy and goes belly up, could anything replace it?<BR/><BR/>It's kinda like me and my FLGS. During bad times I could most definitely save a few bucks by buying on line. But if my stores evaporate it'll be hard to replace them. They might never come back. And that would suck.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02095342572848900592noreply@blogger.com