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Do You Wish You'd Spent More When Younger

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melp1 Sat 19-Jul-25 15:33:49

We never had alot when the children were young never took on a big mortgage or had loans. Always saved for what we wanted, holidays, items for the home.
No mortgage by our 50's and did quite a few long haul exotic holidays on our own and with our sons and our grandchildren, so have been very lucky.
Now in our 70's but husbands health has stopped us travelling abroad.
Our children seem to be travelling so much with our grandchildren. Keep wondering if they missed out because we were so careful.

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BlueBelle Fri 22-Aug-25 06:24:43

There is no point wishing
Wishing to change the past is counter productive because it just spoils your present which is getting shorter as you age
Be grateful for what you had and what you did if was right at the time

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Norah Fri 22-Aug-25 14:28:34

BlueBelle

There is no point wishing
Wishing to change the past is counter productive because it just spoils your present which is getting shorter as you age
Be grateful for what you had and what you did if was right at the time

I agree.

We've carefully spent, happy with what we spent & what we saved.

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theworriedwell Fri 22-Aug-25 14:52:34

I wish I'd had more to spend. Not quite the same thing.

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