Happy Friday Dinks.  October is very close and that means that my birthday is only 11 days away.  This year I am deciding if I should stick to my normal birthday routine of getting my hair and nails done combined with a little bit of birthday shopping and a slice of cheesecake, or if I should spend my birthday with my girlfriends in New York City.

You all know that I am absolutely in love with NYC but I have already been there twice this year and I just got home from FinCon12 in Denver just a few weeks ago.  I am not sure if my financial conscience will let me take another trip this year.  Next year I am planning on attending BlogHer13 in Chicago along with Blissdom Canada in Toronto and FinCon13 or The Savvy Blogging Summit, depending on the locations; therefore I really need to save money for next year. However, I never like to pass up a chance to go to NYC and because we would be four girls who are travelling the trip will be very cheap.

What do you think? How should I spend my 32nd birthday?

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Tahnya is a Certified Financial Planner and former Investment Advisor turned marketing and communications professional She holds a degree from Concordia University, is debt free and currently works in the field of digital marketing.

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