A complement to buying desired experiences is buying one's way out of undesired ones. I try to do both.epilnk wrote:Travel. Definitely travel. We're embracing the philosophy of buying experiences, not things...
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A complement to buying desired experiences is buying one's way out of undesired ones. I try to do both.epilnk wrote:Travel. Definitely travel. We're embracing the philosophy of buying experiences, not things...
There was a time when i was married with two kids, but they grew up and left, etc.semperlux wrote:Just curious, do you use all the space? Or mainly have it just in case you get lots of guests visiting? Wife & I currently live in 2000 sf and we don't even use half the house. How do you keep heating / cooling costs down? We close the doors & vents to all the rooms we don't use so we're not heating / cooling those parts of the house.The Wizard wrote:Gotcha beat there, John: roughly 3000 sf (& 5 bedrooms) just for myself...
don't turn this into a 12 page threadmclvngr wrote:The $5,000 watch, of course!
Ah yes. Known in our family as "throw money at the problem to make it go away".VictoriaF wrote:A complement to buying desired experiences is buying one's way out of undesired ones. I try to do both.epilnk wrote:Travel. Definitely travel. We're embracing the philosophy of buying experiences, not things...
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A brilliant reply.VictoriaF wrote:A complement to buying desired experiences is buying one's way out of undesired ones. I try to do both.epilnk wrote:Travel. Definitely travel. We're embracing the philosophy of buying experiences, not things...
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Just get yourself a styrofoam ring--works well to below freezing temperatures with the added benefits of softness, and not freezing to the seat. -- Tetinterplanetjanet wrote:I'm slowly being convinced of the merits of Japanese-style heated toilet seats. Especially on cold mornings. I might have to splurge...
C319 wrote:Paid off the mortgage a few months ago. Don't know if it counts as a real splurge, but sure felt like one when I wrote the check.
No regrets.
Couldnt agree more!Stonebr wrote:Early retirement.