Today I gave up some dollars

So in the spirit of giving something up for the next 40 or so days, today I gave up quite a hefty amount to Hertz car rental in Ireland. Automatic transmission cars are a luxury in Europe, which come with a luxury price tag. However, since John will be driving, I have "gave in" (note the play on words on "give up") and gave up the money to Hertz for an automatic car. Our luxury car? A Nissan Micra, no larger than a golf cart. I might have given in to the automatic car but I was not giving up all of our travel budget to Europe.