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re: Kids and 30A
Posted on 4/4/24 at 9:52 am to GeauxTigers123
Posted on 4/4/24 at 9:52 am to GeauxTigers123
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I think you are onto something. My granfather had a college degree and a white collar job and he never took his kids anywhere like Florida when they were under 15 years old.
I also have a number of relatives who died over the last 20 years with hundreds of thousands to 7 figures in the bank even though they never had high paying jobs. Most of them were super frugal and didn't do hardly any real traveling till after age 65.
Now a days I know people going to San Destin and just charging it to the card.
#1 - why does this board care so much how other people spend their money
#2 - waiting to travel until you are over 65 is fricking stupid
#3 - your gradnfather sounds like someone that didnt want to show his kids the world. not something to brag about. Sure he was a great guy but bragging about not taking your kids on vacation is worse than bragging about taking them. and since when did it become a good thing to be so broke you cant take a vacation to florida. jesus
#4 - why the frick would i want to work my whole life and die with 7 figures in the bank? sounds like a waste. could have spent a lot of that on taking your kids and grand kids to the beach all those years and enjoying the time and memories together
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Posted on 4/4/24 at 9:56 am to lsu777
Because if everyone spends all their money and doesn’t save any by trying to keep up with the joneses, then the government will do dumb stuff (like more handouts and welfare). That in turns hurts those who save.
My point is that used to people were very frugal and middle class or blue collar people saved a ton. Now everyone spends.
My point is that used to people were very frugal and middle class or blue collar people saved a ton. Now everyone spends.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 9:57 am to lsu777
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why does this board care so much how other people spend their money
What else are we supposed to argue about
Posted on 4/4/24 at 9:57 am to lsu777
#1 - Nobody is objecting to traveling with your kids or showing them more experiences than we had as children
#2 - You missed the context of the conversation, which stems from overcrowding of 30A and the reality that we live in a culture of excess where everything is bigger and more expensive and people are excessively dedicated to chasing material things/experiences.
#3 - A ton of the families living in the manner we're talking about that aren't killing themselves financially to do it are probably doing so because grandpa didn't do them and left a nest egg for the family
#2 - You missed the context of the conversation, which stems from overcrowding of 30A and the reality that we live in a culture of excess where everything is bigger and more expensive and people are excessively dedicated to chasing material things/experiences.
#3 - A ton of the families living in the manner we're talking about that aren't killing themselves financially to do it are probably doing so because grandpa didn't do them and left a nest egg for the family
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:13 am to Pettifogger
I have no issue with the 30A, I just strongly disagree from many who vacation there that it's the pinnacle of beaches in the world. One thing for certain, they love to accounce their 30A visit with decals on the rear of their car.
I question if those people ever traveled out of the Gulf South let alone the world.
To each their own.
I question if those people ever traveled out of the Gulf South let alone the world.
To each their own.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:21 am to Dragula
I just don't hear many people say that. The beaches are very high quality, however.
For a traditional family beach trip, it's really hard to find a rival for 30A, IMO. Which is why both strivers and genuinely affluent people from inside and outside the region flock to it.
And candidly if anyone has one I'd genuinely like to know about it.
For a traditional family beach trip, it's really hard to find a rival for 30A, IMO. Which is why both strivers and genuinely affluent people from inside and outside the region flock to it.
And candidly if anyone has one I'd genuinely like to know about it.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:27 am to Pettifogger
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I just don't hear many people say that. The beaches are very high quality, however.
For a traditional family beach trip, it's really hard to find a rival for 30A, IMO. Which is why both strivers and genuinely affluent people from inside and outside the region flock to it.
And candidly if anyone has one I'd genuinely like to know about it.
It's a very nice beach on the Gulf Coast. I think the attraction is the short flight from anywhere in the US, they get a feeling of exclusivity and its cheaper to fly to/from than exotic locations.
This post was edited on 4/4/24 at 10:29 am
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:33 am to Dragula
It's definitely convenient. I'm not sure about the cost. My law partner is in Exuma this week with his boys and told me it should end up less expensive than a trip involving a Watercolor or Rosemary house this week.
Which of course relates back to the related conversation about excess. 30A was a traditionally upper-middle class family vacation spot and you have suburban types easily dropping 10k on a car beach trip. It's just a lot different than my childhood experience (and much of my childhood was spent on 30A).
Which of course relates back to the related conversation about excess. 30A was a traditionally upper-middle class family vacation spot and you have suburban types easily dropping 10k on a car beach trip. It's just a lot different than my childhood experience (and much of my childhood was spent on 30A).
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:33 am to timbo247
Avoid Seaside and you’re fine. They shut the beach down this week at that public beach access. It did look like a zoo but still pales in comparison to the destruction my age group and older did in PC years ago
This post was edited on 4/4/24 at 10:34 am
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:34 am to plazadweller
La Vela for life
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:37 am to GeauxTigers123
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Because if everyone spends all their money and doesn’t save any by trying to keep up with the joneses, then the government will do dumb stuff (like more handouts and welfare). That in turns hurts those who save.
what does people spending their money have to do with gov handouts?
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My point is that used to people were very frugal and middle class or blue collar people saved a ton. Now everyone spends.
no everyone doesnt but its retarded to save and save and save just to die. thats dumb AF.
you get 1 life, enjoy it.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:38 am to Dragula
In its hey day it was the “this ain’t PCB” which resonated to people who wanted to go to the beach and not deal with unruly kids and drunks. That still holds true except for weeks like this one where the most populated county in the SE gets out for spring break.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:39 am to Pettifogger
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You missed the context of the conversation, which stems from overcrowding of 30A and the reality that we live in a culture of excess where everything is bigger and more expensive and people are excessively dedicated to chasing material things/experiences.
maybe its just me, but bringing your kid to 30a isnt a culture of excess
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#3 - A ton of the families living in the manner we're talking about that aren't killing themselves financially to do it are probably doing so because grandpa didn't do them and left a nest egg for the family
you are 100% right but i try not to concern myself with the way others spend their money. one of those things that is out of my control.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:40 am to Pettifogger
A place these youts will never experience
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:41 am to Dragula
quote:i know two families who have tens to hundreds of millions of dollars with places on 30a
I question if those people ever traveled out of the Gulf South let alone the world.
This post was edited on 4/4/24 at 11:07 am
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:43 am to timbo247
What seems to have changed is that in the past spring break was almost exclusively a college-aged kid thing. But it feels like now there are just as many high school-aged kids going away to "party" for spring break. If I was a college kid on spring break and ran into a bunch of high schoolers I'd be pissed.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:44 am to GeauxTigers123
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Because if everyone spends all their money and doesn’t save any by trying to keep up with the joneses
How do you know how much money these people make? Or, if they have family money? Stop trying to count other people's money, and worry about your own. Maybe these people spend money and still save money
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:45 am to timbo247
Not close to how it is now.
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:46 am to S
quote:what are you supposed to call it
Will never get this forum’s fascination with this place and calling it “30A” as if they’ve unlocked some secret society level of cool
Posted on 4/4/24 at 10:48 am to Dragula
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I have no issue with the 30A, I just strongly disagree from many who vacation there that it's the pinnacle of beaches in the world. One thing for certain, they love to accounce their 30A visit with decals on the rear of their car.
I question if those people ever traveled out of the Gulf South let alone the world.
To each their own.
It's a great place to have a family getaway for a long weekend. It would never be my only vacation of the year or something like that though. I've been to beaches all over the country, from Hawaii, California, Miami, etc... The sand and water quality in 30A is just as good, if not better than those. I also don't have a 30A sticker on my vehicle.
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