OK, I've re-worked my financial spreadsheets and I can still swing Europe without getting my money back from my mom. I thought my budget was pretty tight now, it'll just have to be a bit tighter. And I really hope that I get a tax refund. Even without counting eggs, though, I'm pretty sure I'll have enough. Just not as much savings as I would have hoped, but at least not in debt.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, you know that saying, "If you lend someone $20 and never hear from them again, it was probably worth it?" Same is true with four grand.