I can't find the post from someone who said it's easy to go cruising on
less than 2K a month. That's true. Here's my Quicken report for 2013:
<http://www.wbryant.com/temp/2013spending.pdf>
(I'll probably delete that link in a few days.)
It's interesting to note that I spend more on Tequila and Tobacco than
on groceries. I suppose that's not much of a surprise. I do like to
cook, and have the galley for it, and so don't spend a lot of money
eating out. And when I do, I actually prefer cheap tacos and local
fare, or pick up slow roasted chicken or ribs and take it back to the boat.
Note that I exceeded my budget last year, but I got lazy and spent a lot
of time in marinas. It wasn't just lazy, though, I was really worried
about my anchor chain, which was so rusty after dragging it through the
sand for four years that it left a couple of cups of rust on the
foredeck every time I dropped the hook. I didn't feel safe leaving the
boat unattended at anchor.
<http://www.wbryant.com/temp/oldchain.jpg> The pic doesn't really show
the bad part, which is buried halfway through the pile.
Then, last week, some rich guy who's getting ready to cross the Pacific
had all new chain brought down, and gave me his old stuff, which was
only used for one season, for a buck a foot:
<http://www.wbryant.com/temp/newchain.jpg> *Score* That's pure karma.
Wal
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