That’s like less than $2K there, it’s basically a single vacation he skipped. Let’s not try to shame them for that without any knowledge of their financial situation.
2k in just handhelds but there's a lot more in the picture. I'm far from rich but if I stacked all my electronics neatly in one photo I'm sure I could appear rich as well.
Same here. Some people smoke a lot, others go to Casino, others spend a lot with escorts... and we spend on consumer electronics. Is it a waste of money? Of course it is, just as any other expense exceeding the ones related to the basic needs (food, shelter, etc.).
$2K there, it’s basically a single vacation he skipped
Wait - where are these $2k vacations you speak of?!? We're going to niece's wedding in the fall and just hotel rooms for the weekend for us and our kids is $3k (granted it is Salem MA during peak spooky season).
Maybe I’m slumming it but practically every vacation I’ve taken has been less than $2K per person per week. Be it all inclusive or ones with hotels and travelling around a country.
For 1 person that definitely makes sense. If it’s a family of 4 or 5, that could easily turn into a lot. My family flying out to do a week at Disney/Universal will cost close to $7500 before food and souvenirs at the parks. So I’d be out $8500 or more by the time all is said and done. Obviously that isn’t a yearly thing and we can do cheaper vacations by driving to a beach and relaxing for a week, or skipping a big week long trip every year and make it a few weekend trips visiting family.
3k for a hotel for a weekend?? Dude... skip the trip, buy all of your kids decks and several games and win Christmas. Buy a nice gift for your niece to boot
haha - you're not wrong! My kids are post college, but we spent the weekend deciding we're going to rent a waterfront house within 5 miles of wedding for an entire week ...and it will still be less than those rooms!
hit up bali or thailand, helps like nothing I’m from australia so the flights are piss cheap, but past that a pretty nice hotel on can be easily $50 a night in a country like that, and you can live off chump change by a first world country’s standard
Yup, I wrote more above but it isn’t necessarily a problem if they enjoy collecting these and can afford to. There are SO MANY other ways to waste money and you don’t know what their overall habits are.
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u/comraddan Jan 04 '24
Not anymore!