A common case of plans gone awry

 

January 7—Hey guys, I know its pretty far off, but how fun would it be to all go on a Spring Break trip together?  It could be so much fun!  We could go to Cabo, or Miami, or maybe even take a bus up to Montreal!  Or, even better, we could go to Austin for a weeklong concert!  What was that, Suzy?  You get hay fever really easily?  Okay, not Austin, but all the other places sound great instead.

January 18—Hey guys, not trying to be a nag or anything, but I do kind of need some firm commitments from people.  I guess we can’t really afford to go to any of those places we talked about, but I have a friend who said he could get us a great deal on a rental house for the week.  Yes, it’s not ideal, and yes, it is in North Dakota, but at least it’s a place to go!  Am I right?

February 6—Hey all, me again.  Really trying to not be too passive-aggressive, but you all did sort of promise to pay me by the end of January (Lily and Jack, I’m looking at you!).  Just kidding, sort of.  It turns out my buddy can only get us that house the week before Spring Break, and it will still be at peak pricing, but at least we will all be together!

February 22—Hey folks. So I think we are all pretty mad that four of our 9 friends decided not to attend this awesome North Dakota Spring Break Adventure 2015, but they will definitely regret it after they miss out on staying in New Rockford, the 50th best spring break destination in the greater Dakota area!

February 29—Hey kids, the date of our extravaganza is quickly approaching.  Just a few reminders for everybody.  Obviously, rent will now be doubled, but who cares!  Just add a couple thousand to the student debt pool, that’s only like five dollars more a month in payments for the rest of your life.  Second, we didn’t manage to get plane tickets in time, so we are going to be road tripping it.  My car can fit four, but squeezing in a fifth for a 9 to 12 hour drive shouldn’t be too bad?

March 5—Turns out my buddy meant South Dakota.  Whoops.  Maybe we’ll try again next year.

This report has been a Public Safety Announcement.  Think before you Spring Break.

 

Declan Feeley is as sophomore theology and finance double major whose interests include writing and investment theory.  Declan can be contacted by email at dfeeley@nd.edu.