We arrived home rather late last night, but safe and sound. We could have extended our stay in the capital if it were not for my appointment at the local health office this morning, which cannot be rescheduled (unless I am willing to forfeit the first two shots I already paid in full. We are now back in BC and will be here until the end of the month.
Meanwhile, the price of petrol is quite shocking. Last week, when we had our gas tank filled, it was $1.12 per liter. The following day, it increased by 16%. We had another refill yesterday, and it rose another 38%. Maybe in the coming week, it will be up by over 50%. We were just thankful they didn't limit how much we could buy; otherwise, it would be a huge problem, especially since we need petrol and gasoline for the water pumps.
"It seems we would have to learn how to live like it was in the olden times, where we have to produce our own food, walk long distances if we want to go places, and such," The caretaker at the guesthouse lamented. "If the oil-rich countries decided to close their borders to importers, it would be terrible," she continued.
I can't imagine what life would be like if that happened (I didn't wish to imagine, to be honest). I'm still hopeful for better days ahead.
Anyway, I didn't do the weekly update on our Slothly goals yesterday since we were traveling, so I'm taking this opportunity to check the numbers.
| YE Goal | Current Balance | Last Week | Growth (+ / -) | To Go | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIVE | 1000 | 153 | 130 | 23 | 847 | |
| HBD | 200 | 30 | - | - | - | - |
23 HIVE was added from last time, which is nice, as it is within the average amount expected to complete the goal before the year ends. My initial HBD Savings is stuck at 30, and it's okay with me, especially since keeping HBD in the Savings would mean printing more of it. So yeah, will only be saving HIVE for now.