What was your biggest splurge this past year?

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Took the kids to Disney World for a long weekend. We're in state and stayed off property, so it was reasonable by Disney standards, but still.

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Disney is worth it! I bet the kids loved it.

Michelin star restaurant in France. $1,000 dinner and wine pairing. I have no regrets.

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That sounds incredible!!!

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Went 1/2 on a baby lol

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LOL. Congrats!!

Bought a new house.
Took 4 vacations.

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Congrats on the new house!

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I got a little carried away at a bourbon raffle 😬

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European vacation > bourbon raffle!

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Probably the four international vacations to seven different countries and down payment on a new home build, all while hitting all savings and most investment goals (still learning).

Top 5 STEM undergrad, full-time Senior IC doing the work of two to three people while doing a top 10 MS part-time, and, probably most importantly, no kids.... pets, nieces, and nephews fill that void just fine.

Vida é beleza. Happy New Year!

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Congrats! Sounds like you had a really good year :)

12k on a lawyer 😂!

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Ahh yikes! Those damn lawyers. Lol!

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A one week luxury trip to Greece.

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My wife was invited to a weeklong Yoga retreat in Santorini and Heraklion. I feel like that’s a great opportunity for me to tag along and have my own “lay on the beach” retreat 😂

$33k in one shot straight to my student loans lmfao

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Ouch, but that much have felt so good!!

My biggest splurge this past year was a Pelaton. I won't tell you how many times I have used it since I got it but that is beside the point.

LOL. Well I've heard pelatons are amazing. If I had more space, I'd definitely get one!

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