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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]luxury spending is an expensive therapeutic accomodation for people who can't form rewarding human social relations.

I see it in my extended family. We have a mix of high income and low income, and high spenders and low spenders. The high spenders , whether they are rich and spending a ton, or poor and spending more than they earn and getting subsidies, are not enjoying themselves more than the people who spend less than the most they can.

A complicated Instagram-worthy international trip or driving to a restaurant is ice as a rare or occasional treat, but as a regular occurrence, isn't more rewarding than a middle-class lake retreat or spending that 60 minutes in travel time cooling dinner as a family. 
A family you enjoy, and staying physical healthy, is the best luxury. [/quote]
Speak for yourself.  You can be plenty happy and still take luxury international trips.  Yes, we can have fun and enjoy ourselves just traveling locally as well.  But we take the trips because it's what we love.  And nope, we don't Instagram them

However, yes the key is to be able to afford them (and everything else in life---like kids education and retirement should be saved for before you take a luxury vacation).

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