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People who are constantly traveling or on luxury holidays
You know the type - every time you log into Facebook yet another exotic photo album pops up.
Or at a dinner party when the topic of traveling comes up, and there's people of 30 years that have been to almost every continent. How do these people afford it / how did they afford it? Although you wouldn't believe it listening to these folk, traveling IS unbelievably expensive. They're honestly not rich, but they always seem to have the money for an impromptu trip to Asia or new York. My suspicion is that it's typically only people who inherit wealth in one form or another that go traveling in any serious way. My ex-gf was like that, but she described her year going around the world as her own "grand adventure", when in reality it was a extremely special gift from her parents. |
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My suspicion is that it's typically only people who inherit wealth in one form or another that go traveling in any serious way.
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Rubbish! I've worked since I left education, and have saved money towards having a comfortable retirement including being able to travel. I have not inherited any wealth apart from 20k which went on house repairs. I spend my earned money hpw I choose and if that includes travelling the world, so be it!
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You know the type - every time you log into Facebook yet another exotic photo album pops up.
Or at a dinner party when the topic of traveling comes up, and there's people of 30 years that have been to almost every continent. How do these people afford it / how did they afford it? Although you wouldn't believe it listening to these folk, traveling IS unbelievably expensive. They're honestly not rich, but they always seem to have the money for an impromptu trip to Asia or new York. My suspicion is that it's typically only people who inherit wealth in one form or another that go traveling in any serious way. My ex-gf was like that, but she described her year going around the world as her own "grand adventure", when in reality it was a extremely special gift from her parents. |
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Likewise my husband and I use our own money that we earn from our jobs to pay for our holidays. For air tickets we often use airline miles that we earn from credit card spends to pay for our tickets, and for accommodations we again use hotel points that we have for a basic room and if we want to then we will try to pay cash for an upgrade to get a nicer room. It still costs a fair bit but it might not be as expensive as people think.
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How do these people afford it / how did they afford it? Although you wouldn't believe it listening to these folk, traveling IS unbelievably expensive. They're honestly not rich, but they always seem to have the money for an impromptu trip to Asia or new York
One doesn't like to generalise but when someone is affording stuff that their supposed income can't afford you'll find they are either defrauding their employers or the Benefits system or are taking part in other crimnal activity.
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You can make a holiday "look" expensive without it actually being expensive.
You could go to a nice little backstreet bistro, fairly cheap. But take the right picture and you can make that fairly cheap bistro look "exclusive" and posh. Go to the beach and take a wide-angle picture at the right time (when the other people on the beach aren't in shot) and it makes it look like a hidden gem, a golden beach with just you on it. |
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What absolute bollocks! I haven't inherited wealth BUT I've worked damned hard for what I've got and what I'm able to do with the money I've earned and put away to enjoy my retirement.
The green-eyed monster rears it's ugly head yet again. |
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You know the type - every time you log into Facebook yet another exotic photo album pops up.
Or at a dinner party when the topic of traveling comes up, and there's people of 30 years that have been to almost every continent. How do these people afford it / how did they afford it? Although you wouldn't believe it listening to these folk, traveling IS unbelievably expensive. They're honestly not rich, but they always seem to have the money for an impromptu trip to Asia or new York. My suspicion is that it's typically only people who inherit wealth in one form or another that go traveling in any serious way. My ex-gf was like that, but she described her year going around the world as her own "grand adventure", when in reality it was a extremely special gift from her parents. |
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You know the type - every time you log into Facebook yet another exotic photo album pops up.
Or at a dinner party when the topic of traveling comes up, and there's people of 30 years that have been to almost every continent. How do these people afford it / how did they afford it? Although you wouldn't believe it listening to these folk, traveling IS unbelievably expensive. They're honestly not rich, but they always seem to have the money for an impromptu trip to Asia or new York. My suspicion is that it's typically only people who inherit wealth in one form or another that go traveling in any serious way. My ex-gf was like that, but she described her year going around the world as her own "grand adventure", when in reality it was a extremely special gift from her parents. |
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The OP just reads like a jealous person who went on facebook and found out his "friends" were having a better time of their lives than they were. So they MUST all have inherited a shed of money in order to have obtained such a way of life. They couldn't have possibly saved their money from a job they were working. Far too logical.
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They just do it to show off........must be compensating for having small cocks
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My suspicion is that it's typically only people who inherit wealth in one form or another that go traveling in any serious way.
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My suspicion is that it's typically only people who inherit wealth in one form or another that go traveling in any serious way.
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Some people just save all of their money, either that or they have high wage
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They just do it to show off........must be compensating for having small cocks
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Some people just save all of their money, either that or they have high wage
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You know the type - every time you log into Facebook yet another exotic photo album pops up.
Or at a dinner party when the topic of traveling comes up, and there's people of 30 years that have been to almost every continent. How do these people afford it / how did they afford it? Although you wouldn't believe it listening to these folk, traveling IS unbelievably expensive. They're honestly not rich, but they always seem to have the money for an impromptu trip to Asia or new York. My suspicion is that it's typically only people who inherit wealth in one form or another that go traveling in any serious way. My ex-gf was like that, but she described her year going around the world as her own "grand adventure", when in reality it was a extremely special gift from her parents. |
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Some people just save all of their money, either that or they have high wage
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Some people just save all of their money, either that or they have high wage
![]() You could say I'm the opposite of these "holiday-goers" and have no life
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Most of it is just facade to show their facebook friends how good their lives are. Most of us take a few photos whilst on holiday, but don't feel the need to upload 400 pictures to facebook.
It's the same as people who go to a gig and spend the entire time filming the show, just to upload to facebook. No one wants to watch 40 minutes of grainy footage of one direction from 300 metres away. Just enjoy the band ffs. |
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and some people do not upgrade their TV's every year, or buy brand new cars, or spend money on expensive clothing. It all depends what is important to a particular individual. Personally I would rather travel, than have all the latest equipment, brand new i-pads,and go out drinking every night!
You pay your money etc... |
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Jealous much?
And I'm not talking about those of you who are maybe a few years older, have worked for more years, or have retired, I'm talking about people in their 20s! Thinking about it some more, everyone I know like this that has indeed had a "secret" income or source of wealth. Secret because they don't tell mention it when discussing how they budget for stuff. Be it savings, shares, inheritance or just very generous gifts from wealthy relatives. Nothing wrong with it, I just wish more people would acknowledge their own good fortune and display some kind of realisation that trips are expensive, and not something many people can afford without "extra help". |
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There are lot of things which can make travel really quite cheap. The more of these boxes you can tick, the cheaper it gets:
[LIST][*]Able to travel at short notice, and prepared to take last minute deals.[*]Travel at "off peak" times[*]Travel as a couple, with no kids.[*]In good health (travel insurance can be really cheap if you have no "pre-existing medical condtions" and shop around)[*]Book from "bucket" websites, and be prepared to accept that 1 holiday in 5 will not meet your expectations.[*]Be prepared to accept uncomfortable flights (e.g. middle of the night, 8 hour connection in Minsk kind of flight) to get a cheaper booking.[*]Travel regularly, that way you already have all the extras that infrequent travelers need to buy.[*]Stay with friends in your destination country. (Make friends the first time you visit, then scrounge off them the next time you visit )[*]Be prepared to shop around, and go to less fashionable destinations.[*]Use public transport, or walk, whenever possible during your stay.[*]Buy your food where the locals buy their food.[/LIST]Personally, I can't tick any of these boxes, so holidays are really expensive for me, but friends who travel a lot do tick all the boxes. |
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There are lot of things which can make travel really quite cheap. The more of these boxes you can tick, the cheaper it gets:
[LIST][*]Able to travel at short notice, and prepared to take last minute deals.[*]Travel at "off peak" times[*]Travel as a couple, with no kids.[*]In good health (travel insurance can be really cheap if you have no "pre-existing medical condtions" and shop around)[*]Book from "bucket" websites, and be prepared to accept that 1 holiday in 5 will not meet your expectations.[*]Be prepared to accept uncomfortable flights (e.g. middle of the night, 8 hour connection in Minsk kind of flight) to get a cheaper booking.[*]Travel regularly, that way you already have all the extras that infrequent travelers need to buy.[*]Stay with friends in your destination country. (Make friends the first time you visit, then scrounge off them the next time you visit )[*]Be prepared to shop around, and go to less fashionable destinations.[*]Use public transport, or walk, whenever possible during your stay.[*]Buy your food where the locals buy their food.[/LIST]Personally, I can't tick any of these boxes, so holidays are really expensive for me, but friends who travel a lot do tick all the boxes. And they might have jobs that pay a few grand more, sure, but there's not enough difference in our primary incomes to explain the huge difference in our travel outlooks. |
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)[*]Be prepared to shop around, and go to less fashionable destinations.[*]Use public transport, or walk, whenever possible during your stay.[*]Buy your food where the locals buy their food.[/LIST]