Not having a second / vacation home makes me feel poor & depressed. Anyone else?

[Anonymous]

“I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet”

― Helen Keller

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Generations of multiple homes in my family and private air travel has finally really made it easy. 54 years old and remember the tough slogs getting to and from back when. Now it’s a 45 minute direct flight from DC to the beach house and about 3 hours to the mountain house. Considering adding a third along the southern Atlantic coast now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet”

― Helen Keller

This is just bull sheet that is tossed around to make the lower class feel bad for being upset about the advantages the upper class hoarse for themselves

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Generations of multiple homes in my family and private air travel has finally really made it easy. 54 years old and remember the tough slogs getting to and from back when. Now it’s a 45 minute direct flight from DC to the beach house and about 3 hours to the mountain house. Considering adding a third along the southern Atlantic coast now.

Oh no, more than this, more than you can imagine.

[Anonymous]

This is obviously a troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm 50 years old and I know ONE person who has a vacation home. ONE person, in all my 50 years. I can't roll my eyes hard enough at the OP.

Seriously? My FIL has two and my mom has one. They’re not that expensive depending on the location.

[Anonymous]

Is this a real thread???? Nobody is thick enough to start a thread like this. I’m at a loss

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this a real thread???? Nobody is thick enough to start a thread like this. I’m at a loss

New to DCUM?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm 50 years old and I know ONE person who has a vacation home. ONE person, in all my 50 years. I can't roll my eyes hard enough at the OP.

Seriously? My FIL has two and my mom has one. They’re not that expensive depending on the location.

I am the only one in my immediate family that does not own a vacation home. Much of my extended family does too. I have no idea how. I feel poor too - even though we aren’t.

[Anonymous]

Oh shut the eff up. Not even going to read the comments. Just had to say your deranged and gross.

[Anonymous]

It’s a joke, right?

You have bigger problems if you’re depressed because you don’t have a second home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet”

― Helen Keller

This is just bull sheet that is tossed around to make the lower class feel bad for being upset about the advantages the upper class hoarse for themselves

With that attitude you’ll never find happiness and contentment.

[Anonymous]

I know a lot of middle class and even lower middle class people who have "second homes." The vernacular changes by the location so they may have a "camp" or something like that but it is the same concept. If you're imagining that all of the second homes and vacation homes are mansions then I bet you would be surprised if you actually saw them.

We have a second home and while it is actually pretty modest these days it looks pretty awesome. When we bought it, the place looked like a shack and we were worried a strong wind would pitch it over. We picked it up for a song 20 years ago and then put a lot of sweat equity into it. Now people look at it and whistle. They should have seen it 20 years ago. If you really want a second home it is possible. Just reset your expectations and be creative.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know a lot of middle class and even lower middle class people who have "second homes." The vernacular changes by the location so they may have a "camp" or something like that but it is the same concept. If you're imagining that all of the second homes and vacation homes are mansions then I bet you would be surprised if you actually saw them.

We have a second home and while it is actually pretty modest these days it looks pretty awesome. When we bought it, the place looked like a shack and we were worried a strong wind would pitch it over. We picked it up for a song 20 years ago and then put a lot of sweat equity into it. Now people look at it and whistle. They should have seen it 20 years ago. If you really want a second home it is possible. Just reset your expectations and be creative.

True. In PA a lot of people having hunting camps with shacks/cabins.

[Anonymous]

I must be really poor because I don't know anyone with a second home to ask for an invite lol

Jokes aside OP, even if I could afford a second home (not that I own a first), I wouldn't want too. I'm not the kind of person who likes going to the same location over and over again. I can see the appeal of being able to escape to a place that's a home and not a hotel, but personally it's not worth the money for me.