Soon after we got married we decided to have three big splurges a year. Every year we invest in a nice piece of art, eat at a ridiculously expensive restaurant, and take a fancy vacation. We like to save our money too but those three things we plan for and spend a lot of money on. October is San Francisco Open Studios and is usually the month we buy art. They organize all the artist studios in the city and divide them up between all the weekends in October. There are maps for each weekend. It is a great way to find really cool art. The best part is since the artists don’t have to give a gallery a cut they usually price their paintings a bit lower than normal. Click here to download maps. {Paul’s weekend is October 19th-21st.}

{painting by Paul Ferney}