Am I the only one that’s tired of all the doom and gloom from the media? Personally, I think the media just adds fuel to the fire.
I’m on board with this column from the Wall Street Journal. This “Yoder & Son” column is about their Christmas vacation this year. It discusses whether or not they should have spent the kind of money on a big trip to Slovakia, given today’s economy.
I think we’re all looking at expenditures right now. I think the Yoders sum it all up rather well when they discuss “priorities”. It may not be important to spend money on “things” right now (a brand new car, furniture, remodelling) but it’s important to “invest” in experiences. “What lesson is Isaac learning from this profligacy? I hope it’s that the world is too fascinating a place to miss and that the lessons lost by staying home are often too pricey. I hope he’s learned that it’s possible to live beneath your means and yet make whopping exceptions like this trip – when those exceptions pay back in immeasurable ways.”
That sums it up well for me! Investing in a crewed yacht vacation anywhere in this beautiful and interesting world with family or friends sounds great to me! I’ll never second guess the memories made.