I had a busy, week....and I think anyone can say this. Being busy does not necessarily mean being productive....it might mean just occupied instead.
Recently, together with my wife, we attended a Bon Jovi concert in Bucharest...being my wife's favorite music band, we decided to go.
There were two options:
1. Go to the concert in Vienna (about 500km and 4.5h, almost 100% on highway)
2. Go to Bucharest (about 660 km and 9hours drive, about 20% on highway )
The difference between the two was the ticket price, which in Austria was about 20 % more. Considering this and the fact that historically the concerts have been more engaging in Bucharest we took the economy option.
It was a long weekend...and a great concert...
Romania is a great country, with very nice places...and as some used to say "pretty bad that it's populated".
Bottom line is that sparing that 20-30% on the tickets, made us spend more on travel...invest more mental energy in coping with a wannabe European capital and it's inhabitants.
My father had a saying which goes something like this: "You did not overpay...just worked more for it".
How many times do we get in the same situation...when we cut corners...because that's the cheapest way to solve a problem? ...and than over time we end up just working more to fix things...
In some (most) cases, economy is not a way to go.
Using an open source framework...or just a free thing for your long term product might get you there faster...but how much will you invest in learning and getting to know the code...and later maintain it?
Choose wisely...or leave a door to opt out later.
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