Anonymous wrote:A lot of people pretend to be middle class but actually get $$ from their parents.

THIS, SO MUCH THIS.

Anonymous wrote:I am in budget, but I set things up so that someone will cover my accounts and I will repay the favor later. We're only missing two business days. The flights are Southwest courtesy miles that I got after the travel nightmare that was Christmas. And we are going to a rinkydink ski area in northern VT. The weather looks likely to ruin it all anyway. Really, this isn't that big a deal as a vacation!

SW only gave 25k courtesy miles for the travel fiasco. That equates to $300 in travel credit.

my DCPS preschooler is at a daycare this week

We’re in Bora Bora and have the opposite problem—too much to do!

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Anonymous wrote:I feel you. Our DD is in an NYC private. Most people have flexible jobs and they are on vacation ALL THE tIME. ALL the time. I try so hard not to get fomo. And we go on nice vacations too! But once or twice a year.

My kids were in DCPS and are now in private high schools. Most of the other parents (not us) are in executive level jobs (many are really high up in international companies) and they never work--they're always on vacation and they're always at every 3pm sports games.

It's wild but I really think the higher you go at most companies, the less you work.

This is the secret they don’t tell the worker bees.

It’s similar to how rich celebrities don’t pay for anything.

This isn’t true for big law/consulting is it?

My fomo isn’t as strong as it used to be, especially because travel with kids really just isn’t fun for me. But also, I love slow weeks with my kids. We bake, read, visit empty museums, go on long hikes. It’s kind of awesome.

Don’t be jealous of me, I drove the children to a northern state so my parents can watch them while I work. My spouse can’t get off work (limited vacation and a hill adjacent job), so we go nowhere.

Spring break off to the other grandparents he will go with the kids. No exotic locales for us with two sets of long distance parents to visit. All our vacation time goes to that every year.

Flights to Seattle were $200/person this week. Our jobs aren't important enough that we can't take time off (though DH has to log in for an urgent meeting later this week). Our secret to affording this vacation is pretty much zero money spent on holiday presents--we just don't do them.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel you. Our DD is in an NYC private. Most people have flexible jobs and they are on vacation ALL THE tIME. ALL the time. I try so hard not to get fomo. And we go on nice vacations too! But once or twice a year.

My kids were in DCPS and are now in private high schools. Most of the other parents (not us) are in executive level jobs (many are really high up in international companies) and they never work--they're always on vacation and they're always at every 3pm sports games.

It's wild but I really think the higher you go at most companies, the less you work.

Its all about delegating and focusing on strategy. Opens up a lot of flexibility if you have the right team working and executing.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel you. Our DD is in an NYC private. Most people have flexible jobs and they are on vacation ALL THE tIME. ALL the time. I try so hard not to get fomo. And we go on nice vacations too! But once or twice a year.

My kids were in DCPS and are now in private high schools. Most of the other parents (not us) are in executive level jobs (many are really high up in international companies) and they never work--they're always on vacation and they're always at every 3pm sports games.

It's wild but I really think the higher you go at most companies, the less you work.

This is the secret they don’t tell the worker bees.

It’s similar to how rich celebrities don’t pay for anything.

Anonymous wrote:I feel you. Our DD is in an NYC private. Most people have flexible jobs and they are on vacation ALL THE tIME. ALL the time. I try so hard not to get fomo. And we go on nice vacations too! But once or twice a year.

My kids were in DCPS and are now in private high schools. Most of the other parents (not us) are in executive level jobs (many are really high up in international companies) and they never work--they're always on vacation and they're always at every 3pm sports games.

It's wild but I really think the higher you go at most companies, the less you work.

Very simple..don't burn time around Christmas and Thanksgiving. Of course, there are companies now that don't even do vacation or sick days. Just make the request and if approved-good. Pay household bills with a great miles credit card and use them for airline tickets and hotels. Friends bought a car on Amex, used pre-approved funds to pay it off, and spend a month on vacation. Lots of ways to do things...

Working remotely means I don’t need to take time off to take care of sick kids or kids when they’re out of school, so I’m able to accrue more time off.

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Anonymous wrote:Checking in from the mountains (Vermont). Had two weeks in Europe in December, although visiting family for most. Three weeks in France planned for July. Two government jobs and three kids. But we live well below our means with regards to housing, cars, schooling, summer camps, etc. Priorities.

Are you the one with the castle in Europe?

Yes, but it is a small one.

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Anonymous wrote:Mexico is cheap. And my job is off Monday, I took Tuesday and Wednesday, and am "working" from the beach Thursday and Friday.

When we go to Hawaii our in-laws pay. When we go to NYC, we pay but a friend let's us use their condo.

Lol! And this is why I left teaching!
Because I am ‘working’ from the Beach this week also! 💕