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Originally Posted by F16
One of the great reason to say no to any such activities is ... saving money.
You can save a lot of money instead of going to other countries and making rich other people. When you travel, you spend everywhere. And what you get instead, just impressions, nothing that can make you feel more secure ot fulfilled. IMHO.
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What is the point of all the saving, though? Isn't the point of saving money now so that you have it to spend later? For example, we are saving money in a 529 plan for our daughter so that we can spend it later to help pay for her education. You could say we could save even more by not sending her to college.
Sure, we could save more money by never taking a vacation, but what fun would that be? We've learned so much, seen so many wonders, made so many terrific memories and met some great people by traveling. Does that make us feel more fulfilled? It sure does.
I think life would be pretty sad if we just sat at home all day saving every penny we could and never getting any enjoyment out of all of our hard work.
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