Saving or spending?

http://www.news.com.au/money/were-boozing-less-and-saving-more/story-e6frfmci-1226072706782?from=igoogle+gadget+compact+news_rss

According to this news item Aussies are saving more and changing their spending habits quite a lot.  I wonder how true this is for us?  I certainly decided that I would save for this trip rather than put it on the card.  This may be the first really big ticket item I have saved and paid for, rather than paid off, since I was a teen. 

I think the fact that I am going by myself and leaving my husband of 30 years at home may have something to do with it.  Odd isn't it that after such a long time you still have to negotiate money matters carefully to some extent.  When I was a teenager I thought that by 25 I would have the world and relationships all sorted out.  I wouldn't be putting so much time and angst into worrying about people and things.  Huh - that didn't work out.

It so didn't work out that I am planning on walking 800 km to either work it out peacefully or just get away from thinking about it altogether!  I'll just have to wait and see which it turns out to be - or if something else again happens.

Buen Camino.