I've met the requirements quite some time ago. But I never got around to knocking out the dumb test for my USPA C-License. I just never saw a reason to it. However, I finally buckled down and just knocked it out. Beaches and whatever here I come! I may even try my hand at a night jump or two, because... why not.
This jump also marked the end of my near six month skybernation due to shitty weather and working weekends. My recurrency jump was also my C-License check jump. So I knocked out the tests and went on my way. My rig was due for a reserve repack, my USPA membership had expired and to top it all off my Cypress needed maintenance. Ugh, seasonal skydiving weather makes my life more complicated. But alas, I guess the rest of the USA can't be like Florida.
While I was spending $400 just to get my rating/gear back into shape a thought occurred to me. I've been reading a lot about investing and budgeting lately. These are things which had always interested me and I've been hitting a wall of fees and unexpected costs lately that has really got my gears turning about maximizing budget potential. This was also inspired by some heavy reading of the Mr. Money Mustache blog.
I've decided to eschew the traditional route of buying a home and all that in favor of living cheaply to maximize economic gains and enjoyment of life.
I do have some expensive hobbies that bring me great joy. But other than that I am quite cheap and live pretty bare. In this blog, I am going to focus a lot on how to afford such expensive hobbies and where you can potentially make cuts.
I want to get a Masters Degree and various Skydiver's Ratings. Those things are important to me and I intend to get them, but it will require some sacrifice. But so does anything worth doing. Let's dance.
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