#Privileged whiner right here yup yup 👌

[stormears]

My friend from hs and her wife were going to go on a trip with me to Japan next spring. We agreed on this in April. No money was spent yet, but we both had been saving, I had hotels picked out, I checked airfare prices every week or two, was planning our itinerary and locations to visit. I would have all the savings I'd need (airfare, hotels, food + spending money) by Jan 2025, maybe Feb.

Friend just told me they can't afford it by next spring like they thought but "maybe" in the fall.

I know it's tougher for them to save than me despite them being a dual-income household. But I was excited for what I believed for many months was a solid plan to have a girls' trip to Tokyo in spring with the cherry blossoms ugggGGHH