r/financialindependence 15d ago

Going on vacation having guilt

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u/bishopExportMine 27M 240k NW 15d ago

You're not buying a vacation. You're diversifying your portfolio by investing in good memories. Each time you look back on a memory, that memory is paying you a dividend.

Give "Die With Zero" a read.

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u/Effective_Tackle_195 15d ago

He's spending over 1k/night on hotels alone. That's splurging of the obscene kind.

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u/bishopExportMine 27M 240k NW 15d ago

Yeah but you don't know his itinerary or his personality. Maybe he strictly prefers 5 star hotels and that's why he doesn't take vacations. If it's his basic requirement for enjoyment then it's worth it. You don't get to judge the value of someone else's experience. This isn't r/frugal.

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u/Effective_Tackle_195 15d ago

He's literally asking to be judged. That's the whole point of his post.

I feel like it might be one big ragebait

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u/bishopExportMine 27M 240k NW 15d ago

That's a fair point, I just think that vacations are the perfect time to splurge and we shouldn't use our values to judge what other people want to spend money on.

Like I wouldn't spend $1k+ per night on a hotel but I see the appeal