Am finally on my Screw it - time to spend vacation with the next 2 generations. It is even better than I expected - probably the best beach property available in Charleston, SC (sitting on Folly Beach with a private boardwalk leading directly to the sand). This house (linking in case anyone else plans a family trip to this area in the future) has 3 stories, both families have their own floor with mine in the middle. All rooms face the ocean. Kids are ecstatic. I am sitting here listening to little feet patter around on the floor above me and hearing little baby squeaks from the floor below as I sit propped up in bed watching people dog-walking and exercising on the (for now) lonely beach. It is lovely and peaceful.
It ain’t cheap. When I count up the costs, it will be at least $15k for only 1 week out of my life. It will be worth it - I’m already thinking about reserving the house for this time next year so the kids and all the cousins will have the delicious anticipation of talking about it and planning for next time. We’ll see when we get closer to the end of the week (we just arrived yesterday). But I just wanted to share - I already know our “screw it” experience is well worth the cost. We won’t have anything tangible to go home to, but we will have something better that won’t rust, or be outgrown, or become a spending regret.
Writing this to encourage those of you who can afford to screw it on a family experience who are holding back - imagine yourself looking back over your life with a huge net worth that you wish you had enjoyed more while you had the time to do it. Don’t spend frivolously and without purpose, of course, but with consideration of what is important each day on this journey of life. This is not a round trip, my friends. If you can’t afford it now, this is the reason you are working so hard. Keep that in mind on the tough days and plan for your future Screw It.
It ain’t cheap. When I count up the costs, it will be at least $15k for only 1 week out of my life. It will be worth it - I’m already thinking about reserving the house for this time next year so the kids and all the cousins will have the delicious anticipation of talking about it and planning for next time. We’ll see when we get closer to the end of the week (we just arrived yesterday). But I just wanted to share - I already know our “screw it” experience is well worth the cost. We won’t have anything tangible to go home to, but we will have something better that won’t rust, or be outgrown, or become a spending regret.
Writing this to encourage those of you who can afford to screw it on a family experience who are holding back - imagine yourself looking back over your life with a huge net worth that you wish you had enjoyed more while you had the time to do it. Don’t spend frivolously and without purpose, of course, but with consideration of what is important each day on this journey of life. This is not a round trip, my friends. If you can’t afford it now, this is the reason you are working so hard. Keep that in mind on the tough days and plan for your future Screw It.
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