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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Leasing a car, frittering through some sizable work bonuses, moving houses too many times and not building the equity that we should have, etc.

A big one is wasting money on private school when there are so many good public schools. I'm not judging other people who do it, but unless there is a need or you have money to burn, I didn't see a huge benefit.

Hindsight is 20/20. DH and I never had enough discipline or personal finance savvy.

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Hey fritterers, and bad-decision makers, it's fine. We took some nice vacations, ate in good restaurants, and have generally enjoyed our life. We traveled while our son lives at home and goes with us- so fun to share the experience with him. There is time to save (and we have saved some thanks to our financial advisor) but the only spending I regret was on "non-experiences." (i.e. stuff). That is the silliness- "keeping up with the Jones's" house or a nicer car than we need. I don't regret drinking a glass of wine in Spain or watching the sunset over a beautiful lake.

If you can take your kids somewhere cool or introduce them to new cuisine or fine dining (my DS appreciates good food), it's a wonderful memory. My DH had a health scare and we thought we could lose him in his forties. So he skied down a few mountains with his son and we didn't scrape every penny. 
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