October has been a rough month at Chubrock's house! I had to put my aggressive debt repayment plan on hold so that I could save up enough money to redo the bathroom. Water, water everywhere! There were leaks coming from everything! Instead of charging up a fortune to get it fixed, I "rigged" it for the time being but it is only a temporary fix while I save up a few grand. I should have the project complete just in time for Christmas.

So I went ahead and bought 2 tickets for the Mets first playoff game this year. It was an impulse purchase. A lot of people tell me that they have a better time watching the game from the comfort of their own home. Not me. I love the excitement as well as the smile it brings to the face of my 8 year-old. He starts "Let's Go Mets!" chants and is really animated. He may be the truest Met fan that I know. For his birthday, we brought him to a game and had his name displayed in lights on the scoreboard. It was really cool.

Life happens. It cannot be 100% planned. Don't get me wrong, I would love to be able to write a plan and stick to it. But...life just always seems to get in the way. I don't consider buying these tickets a bad thing because I don't do this all of the time. The Mets haven't been to the playoffs since 2000 and I haven't been to a playoff game since Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. For all of you who don't know, that was the game where the ball trickled through Bill Buckner's legs and allowed the Mets to win the game. I was 13 at the time and I still get goose bumps when I think about it.

I do not consider this an excuse to be a big spender whenever I wish. It is just one of those "Budget Busters" that we all have.

LET'S GO METS!