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I'm probably gonna get downvoted for this, but a $5k vacation won't bring you lasting happiness. At best it's great in the moment, it'll bring you some fond memories, and perhaps it'll give you some bragging rights. And then that's it. It's nothing compared to achieving your dream. And you don't achieve your dream while on vacation.

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What is your dream though? Not to discount what you're saying, but so many people talk about saving to achieve their dream. From what I can tell, these folks' dream is actually: to save money so they can some day achieve their dream.

I have a lot of pictures from vacations I took with my parents. My dad is gone now, and mom doesn’t travel much anymore. I’m glad we took those vacations when we could.

(They don’t necessarily need to be expensive vacations, though.)

No downvotes from me, but people take vacations for other reasons.

I know people who are basically close to burnout all the time, and a week here and there of no-responsibility vacation would do wonders for their mental health. It’s not necessarily always about fulfilling a dream, but it can be about doing a little self care.

> a week here and there of no-responsibility vacation would do wonders for their mental health

Those weeks don't have to cost anything. You could stay at home, go camping, etc.

What's your dream, though? To hoard away all your wealth so you die with the highest score?

Just because OP isn't going on vacation doesn't make them a hoarder. Just as those that enjoy vacations aren't throwing money away. As you suggested, each person has different dreams. And, that's expected.

No, but I might use it to buy the Hacker News board, so I can haz ULTIMATE CONTROLZ over the bots and users here. ;) Jk I'm not like Elon.

Thank you. :) This reinforced my dream-big ideas.

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