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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]After reading posts on this forum off-and-on for a year or so, I have started to feel guilty about splurging on vacations 2x per year.  But if it's my only splurge, I'm thinking it's OK.  DH and I are frugal in all other respects.  We have a small Cape Cod house in Arlington without an updated  kitchen or bathrooms and without an addition.  Official square footage is 1500, although it is a bit bigger if you add upstairs and the basement.  Monthly mortgage payment of $2500.  We drive a 2003 Toyota and 2007 Honda.  We live within our means, and save for retirement and college.  DH and I both work full-time.  HHI is $300,000.

But I really love to take nice family vacations (2x per year).

My DH greatly enjoys the vacations, but would be fine with more modest vacations.  For me, I find that the vacations are a big motivator for me to do my job well.

Anyone else use nice vacations as a motivator to do well in your career?  I cherish the time with the kids to go to places I have never been, and I kinda like to stay in a nice place.  Yet I've learned a lot from this forum about not splurging, and it feels a bit wasteful.  Then again, I cherish the memories.

Thoughts?
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No. I'm kinda the opposite. We spend probably $1500 a month on food/wine/entertaining because that's what creates memories for me. One, one week vacation is fine for me.[/quote]

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