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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is why I don't post anything like this on Facebook. If it's not going to make the people who see it feel good about themselves (and it's not), why would I post it?[/quote]

That's dumb. I don't think about making ppl feel good about themselves re: social media posts.[/quote]

I agree with the poster above who said she doesn't post her vacations on Facebook.  I also intentionally do not post our vacation photos on Facebook because it seems like bragging.  I have a few Facebook friends who post constantly about their exotic vacations with their kids.  I don't envy them, but I do feel bad because I know several Facebook friends who are struggling with money right now (due to divorce in most cases), and it would probably make them feel worse to know that so many people are out there having wonderful vacations while they must stay home over spring break.

Our HHI is about $350K and we have 3 kids.  We are in our mid-40's.  Maybe I am on a high from having just returned from a spring break trip (and perhaps it's because I work full time), but we really love vacationing and it is worth it to us to have that wonderful quality time with our kids.  We still max out our 401(k)s, and save for college.  Our mortgage is $2500, our house is small, and our kitchen and bathrooms are not updated -- from the 1980's.

Our kids are ages 14, 11 and 6, and they are at ages where they are so fun to travel with!  (When they were ages 1-5, I would almost rather just stay home.)

I also enjoy "bargain shopping" for travel, and there are a lot of ways to find bargains if you're willing to put in a little time in the planning (which is actually fun for me).

When I read the post above about Alzheimer's disease, I thought the poster was going to say that you should enjoy your life and see the world while your mind is good, rather than that you should save for your care in your elderly years.

Like many posters above, I do know many people (at least in Bethesda where we live) who have parents with a vacation home that they and the grandchildren can go for a vacation.  Or the grandparents spring for a vacation rental, while the "kids" buy their own airline tix.  We happen to enjoy going on vacation with my parents and in-laws, and do vacation with them (but each family pays its own way -- no grandparent subsidy.)

OP -- if you don't like to fly, how about just traveling by car or train?  I haven't entirely loved visiting the Outer Banks, for example, but tons of people in the DC area really recommend it.  Renting a beach house for a week at a beach to which you can drive is pretty affordable.  Or you could do a city trip to NYC?  Or Boston?  Or even drive to Florida?

There's a big world out there to explore.  At least for me, the change of scenery is very energizing! [/quote]

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