Mrs 15 HWW and I had a pretty long break in Taiwan as we spent time in Tai Chung, Yi Lan and Taipei for the past 10 days. This also helps explain why this post is about a week later than usual. Anyway, in case you’re wondering, this trip was already planned way before this post. So well, in the end I got the long break which so many readers had recommended. =p We had actually planned for a more “atas” getaway to Europe or North America but due to calendar and leave limitations, we “settled” for Taiwan in the end. It was a good move in the end on a few fronts. Besides enjoying the vacation, I was quietly pleased that the savings from this trip would help to offset the escalating monthly expenses. We spent about $4,870 in April which brings the average monthly expenditure of this year close to $4,500! This month’s ......