Do you get offended when people ask you "How can you afford to travel...?" Is it even their business?

[DefiantNJ]

Originally Posted by Jdawg8181

I think it has to do with that houses and kids are not considered luxuries, where as travel is. In other words, you NEED a place to live. You don't NEED to travel.

But yes, it is offensive, and no one's business other than yours.

I agree that this is a prevailing attitude. But I just strongly disagree with this prevailing wisdom. A normal person needs a vacation, needs a change in scenery for at least a week or preferably more at least once a year. For some people this might involve travel, for some people maybe it involves sitting home and watching movies and getting drunk in a neighborhood bar, etc... But I think a vacation is extremely important for the person's mental health and happiness. If more Americans took longer vacation than maybe they would be taking less harmful and useless anti depressants.

[Luckystrike1]

One of my friends recently asked me this and I didn't like it. I replied that I always budget for trips before I go somewhere, which is true, and I do with less of other things to afford it. I don't travel abroad - all our vacations are within the US. But we do it often.

She and her husband have more income than we do but they have considerably higher bills.

[kevxu]

Originally Posted by bmexman

I live abroad (in France) and have lots of (paid) vacation time and so I travel a lot. Lately more and more people ask me how I can afford to travel so much and tbh I can't help but get offended. Am I the only one? Are people even right to ask this question? I feel like how I pay for things is none of their business.

Pfffffffft! If it bothers you so much, get a thicker skin and just say, "I have the money."