My husband and I saw Hamilton last week. I'll confess, he wanted to see it a lot more then I did, at least until we got there. I'll say that seeing the show was some of the best money we ever spent. The music is great, and the lyrics explain the situation in a way that made sense to me. Part of my hesitancy was that I didn't really understand Alexander Hamilton when we talked about him in history class, and I wasn't sure two hours of him would improve my understanding. The very first song changed my mind. The musical and the book it is based off of has given my husband and I an incredible amount of things to talk about. Bonding with your spouse is priceless. I enjoyed seeing how my husband responded to various scenes in the musical and I feel like I got to know him a little bit better. We've been listening to the sound track, and that has apparently sparked an interest in Alexander Hamilton in one of our kids who did not go to the show with us. It's neat to see that, because when I was her age, my eyes glazed over whereas she is voluntarily seeking out The information. The show has some great messages about living for a cause, about reconciliation, and it does it with a fun sense of humor, at least it was a sense of humor my husband and I enjoyed. If you and your spouse want to go, or even if one of you does, I don't understand why you wouldn't. You clearly have the money, and that is something I never say. Positive experiences strengthen you as a couple. A strong marriage is just as bennifitial to your children as a financial inheritance.

Anonymous wrote:I think you should spend your evenings counting your money, not on silly things like musicals.

Better yet, something like this:



and not this:

OP has the financial version of an eating disorder. It’s not healthy.

Broke-a$$ troll.

Anonymous wrote:Are there others who would really like to see Hamilton, but just can't stomach the exorbitant ticket prices? I'm really torn, but don't think I can splurge on this. Spouse feels the same way. Maybe being thrifty is why we have a net worth over $10 million now.

Haha

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are there others who would really like to see Hamilton, but just can't stomach the exorbitant ticket prices? I'm really torn, but don't think I can splurge on this. Spouse feels the same way. Maybe being thrifty is why we have a net worth over $10 million now.

You don't deserve Hamilton.

x 1000

Fwiw you’re really missing out. Saw it on Broadway with OG cast and it was amazing.

Troll

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are there others who would really like to see Hamilton, but just can't stomach the exorbitant ticket prices? I'm really torn, but don't think I can splurge on this. Spouse feels the same way. Maybe being thrifty is why we have a net worth over $10 million now.

I was with you until this.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:Ummmm.. just spend $400 and go to see it in NYC ya dummies

except it also costs money to go to NYC and stay there....

But if you have a net worth of $10 mn you have an apt in NY, so it’s free! —signed the ever logical OP

Anonymous wrote:Ummmm.. just spend $400 and go to see it in NYC ya dummies

except it also costs money to go to NYC and stay there....

Has anyone gone to see Hamilton yet at the Kennedy center? How is the sound quality? I've read really bad things about touring broadway shows and sound quality in the Kennedy center recently.

Anonymous wrote:Are there others who would really like to see Hamilton, but just can't stomach the exorbitant ticket prices? I'm really torn, but don't think I can splurge on this. Spouse feels the same way. Maybe being thrifty is why we have a net worth over $10 million now.

You need a splurge budget. DH and I became too penny pinching and are naturally thrifty and frugal, but at some point we crossed a line. So we budgeted for splurges and made ourselves spend money on fun things we really wanted to do but thought were too expensive. This helped the slippery slope fear. You can call it the "We deserve it fund".

I think this is a perfect definition of a miser. One who piles up wealth, but can’t enjoy it.

I was a single parent raising two kids on less than $50k (teacher) for many years after a divorce. I bought tickets once a year to a musical or play so that my children could have that experience. We ate meatless spaghetti and grilled cheese for months afterwards, but it was worth it.

You’ve got problems, OP. Serious, serious problems.

Love to see another post (How we amassed 10 million net while living in DC)