I try not to expect too much when I’m trying to do something on a budget.
When all of us built our apartment a few years ago, all of us resigned ourselves to knowing that we’d make improvements over the years when all of us had the money.
Both of us didn’t need to make our “dream home” within the first year of owning a house, but the fence around the yard could come later, plus an above ground swimming pool whenever all of us could foreseeably budget the money. Both of us obtained budget paint in addition to building supplies, however all of us were cheerful with the outcomes after all. But putting this apartment together wasn’t the only thing that we’ve tried to do cheaply at first. When all of us made plans for our first trip road trip as a couple, all of us made plans to use the cheapest amenities in addition to services possible. Both of us were fortunate to be planning this trip while all of us were in a time when record inflation levels had yet to hit the nation. However, traveling “cheap” meant staying at nasty motels whenever all of us didn’t want to sleep in the car. One of our budget motel rooms ended up coming with a phenomenal air conditioner that smelled fresh when the air was pumping through the vents. The scrub air conditioner made the entire hotel room smell good. Since I need the air conditioner running to sleep at night, the quality of the A/C is going to have a sizable effect on the quality of our sleep while traveling. If I had the opportunity to travel by automobile again, I would rent AirBnbs instead of nasty motel rooms. At least there’s more variety with the former rather than the latter. Some motel air conditioners are downright vile in how they smell.