Since when do you worry about money?

I surprised myself checking my financial statements 1 week ago.

Living a student life, travelling anywhere in the world 5 or 6 times a year, with nothing more than my savings account (that had between $400 and $800 at the beginning of each year for all the Xmas and Birthday presents and my summer jobs), a lot of discounts in airlines, I would be the happiest person, not caring about money at all.

I went to Estonia with $150 (after having paid the conference fee), stood 3 days in Finland and by the end of the conference I had 27 euros, with this I went to Portugal one week (thank God you have AIESEC friends who are willing to share food and bread with you!!) and got back to NYC with $2.50 in my pocket.... without realizing I arrived to JFK and my plane, the next day, left from Newark.... to NYers this must seem crazy.... but I managed through :)

And now, here I am, having an indecent proposal from Suzanne (as usual) to pay my way to Austria for 5 days (around $115 for me) and take nothing more than $100 in my pocket. And with this, we will survive for 5 days, all through Stanka's and Rado's wedding, a visit to Khalil in Prague and back.... and I am debating, because I am in need of those $215 to pay bills, my apartment rent and more....

WHY!!!! OHHHHH WHY!!!! please tell me why I have to worry about these things... I would have taken the challenge if so many preocupations wouldn't surround my head... credit cards, apartments, loans to banks... etc... etc... etc...

Is it that your sense of adventure is inversely proportional to growing up responsibly?