If there's one good thing that's coming out of this election season (aside from getting a new president), it's that Carrie and I will be receiving a nice, crisp check from the treasury department. Isn't that special.
Of course, the irony is, that the idea behind this "stimulus" package is to boost our economy, but Carrie and I had already been planning a trip to Europe this summer, so a lot of that money will be converted into Euros. Ha ha. Of course, thanks to the Fed's kowtowing to Wall Street, that exchange rate is pretty crappy. (Oh, and thanks for killing the returns on our high yield savings account, Bernake. 5.5% APY is now a paltry 3.6%. Way to screw us responsible people.)
Aside--granted, you could argue that by being responsible we should also like to see our stock investments buoyed by the rate cuts, but frankly, since retirement is at least 40 years away, I don't mind if the market goes down. In fact, I've already increased our monthly investments hoping that it will.
Ok, so if you have any ideas about what we should do in Europe, let us know. We're currently going to be spending time in London with my Uncle, but aside from that, were wanting to hit Prague, Vienna, and some of Germany if possible. Know anyone we could stay with? :)
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