Finances, lack of budgeting for it and passport woes formed a holy triphecta of NOPE to me attending STEEMfest this year.
Next year I'll make my damndest effort to make it. It'd be awesome to meet everyone as humans rather than the usernames and text I've grown accustomed to. :)
Budgeting is king of making being able to afford things that you actually need, especially if you have some cashflow. 8)
It certainly was easier when I could plan and write +$100 plus posts almost as needed.. I'm working a lot harder these days but the money just isn't piling up like it did a few months back. Not a big deal though, As long as I've got enough to survive I'm content. :)
Yeah, and that is where the budgeting comes in, and helps out. However, having a pridictible income stream is a nice bonus.