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Originally Posted by LivingAlmostLarge
And most here seem to think vacations are good, but no one seems to think $7k good. So I guess the situation is not necessarily normal HERE, but in the real world?
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$7k/year for vacation is probably pretty close to accurate for DH and I (DINKs). Sometimes that's 2 trips in a year, sometimes 4 or 5. It just depends on what we want to do and where we're going.
I don't see anything wrong with it as long as I'm addressing other priorities first. I certainly don't regret it.
Maybe my perspective would change if I had kids, but I think their needs have to be balanced with mine and DH's. I suppose we could stop vacationing or take super cheap trips to save enough to fund ivy league doctorates. But I don't think that's fair to DH or I--we have the right to enjoy ourselves and our lives as well.
As I said before, assuming we can afford it, DH and I are good for 4 years of state school. If we had to cut back on vacation spending to accomplish that, fine. I'm willing to do that. I'm not, however, willing to forego traveling in order to provide a luxury college experience.