This is an excessive amount of holidays /nights away isn't it?

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In a year ,this is a ridiculous amount in 12 months ....I understand a few but there becomes a point where is silly
Edinburgh,Lake district ,Newcastle x2 ,York,Gran Canaria ,Ibiza ,Barcelona and Cyprus
In 12 months !

God that sounds like bliss ! I have 2 kids and a house but I still spend all spare cash on holidays !

on maternity leave and I’ve taken the kids away 6 times in 6 months and we not done yet

i used to be more like your sister for years when i was younger - life is for living! Il

maybe she doesn’t want a house or kids

You sound incredibly jealous and bitter. Why don’t you try having fun for a while instead of being such a negative Nancy, you might enjoy it!

Well just returned from
Xmas in Egypt, so that was technically ‘last year’ but sitting at the airport now on my way to France to ski.
Then I have 2weeks in Caribbean (cruise) another week ski in Feb, ski again beginning March, a week in Morocco, another weeks ski before Easter.
Then will spend two months May/June driving in Europe.
So lots of hols planned. Which will keep the economy going employing other people.
(Have just been made redundant as a teacher in an independent school, so thanks to Labour govt policy I have tax-free money to spend on hols -and out of school hoidays which makes them cheaper than I previously had when employed).
Thanks Keir!! 😀

It’s not your business though is it?! Sounds like jealousy to me HTH.

No it’s not excessive. I’ve had 3 holidays abroad and 6 UK weekends in 2024 and I would have had more if I had the AL.

One of my mates has actually been abroad 9 times in 2024. Let your sister enjoy her trips and stop being judgemental

You're being a bit weird about this tbh.
Why are you so bothered?

Most of the holidays were to places presumably reachable by train.

Still none of your business. You've chosen how you want to live, let your sister do the same. She is clearly happy doing things her way - leave her alone. I hope to goodness you don't say this stuff to her in real life!

A half of it are UK breaks a few hours away, isn't it? What is the problem?

We can discuss the environmental impacts of flying, but there was no really long haul trip.

Maybe saving the money would help her to achieve something, maybe she stayed with a friend and got cheap tickets, we just don't know.

I'd even argue that short breaks relatively close are really a good thing - this year we did 4 like that. Going by train, staying 1-3 nights at local hotel, seeing the city/nature.
We can afford it, it helps the economy, why would anyone complain?

That is not too many holidays

So long as she can afford

Travel while you are young & healthy

You're jealous! So long as it's not hurting anyone else, what's the problem? It's not even that excessive, I have friends & family who do way more than that. I'm jealous,yes, but good on them, they've worked hard and deserve it. I don't do too bad, went away 5 times last year, mostly short UK breaks, and would love to do more but time and money prevents it. I know I'm lucky as I know there are people who can't afford to go away at all but c'est la vie.

Travel is one of the best thing you can spend your money on, I'd say good for her for making the most out of her life why she can.

You sound jealous. Before I had kids I was going away on holidays abroad 6x a year. Now we've got back upto 2x a year plus one or two UK trips.. building up to more.

You might not see travelling / holidays as worth spending money on, but other people do. For my husband and I, it is the main thing we want to spend money on as long as we can afford to pay bills, mortgage, and extra curriculars etc for our kids. I'd rather sacrifice material possessions in order to spend money on trips, as they are what bring me (and the family) the most pleasure.

If AirBnBs are causing problems it's up to local people in those areas to put limits on them, as I think is already being done in places like Edinburgh and Barcelona. It's not up the tourist really.

Sounds similar to me.
I went abroad to 8 different countries last year.
I had many overnights in the Lakes, peak district and Scotland. All are just a couple of hours away from me.
My bills are paid, I have savings, a pension and steady job and love spending my free money on travelling and nights away.
Stay in your own lane!

It doesn't need to be costing a fortune. I used to work with a young Australian, he always planned to move back there after a stint in London and he was making the most of Europe while he could. So he kept an eye on flight offers and would book whatever was super cheap and go for a weekend, usually he was booking 6 months in advance for the best deals. Sometimes he booked a Friday or Monday off as holiday if that was the only way the flight timings worked. It was a really effective use of his holiday time, although it seems tiring to me both now and then, but he was young and high energy so it suited him.

Even if 100% of people on MN agreed with you, what difference would it make to your sister?

The people saying they judge flights, Airbnb’s, do you really think your judgement changes anyone’s behaviour?

The USSR isn't a great example to use for that particular point either.

It covered one sixth of the world's land, split into what's now 15 countries and covered dozens of nationalities. The diversity contained within Soviet borders was unparalleled. Of course you can see a looooot of things if you draw a ring around 1/6th of the world's land!

Life is short. None of us know what is around the next corner, and she isn't depriving anyone by taking these holidays. I say good for her. Your post is actually quite mean-spirited imo.

I pay into a good pension so I have funds for retirement. Other than that today’s money is for today’s spending. I don’t own my own home, never going to. Nobody is leaving me a giant nest egg when they die.

My kids will not get a giant nest egg when I die, nor are they expecting to.

Last year I went to New York, Malta, Rhodes and Cyprus…we’d like to give our kids memories.

It is nobody else’s business.

Going against the grain here and saying that I agree with you OP. It seems sensible for her to put some money aside for her future. If she later gets into difficulties, is she likely to turn to you, or someone else for a bail out?

Imo, you only live once!

My SIL moved to Australia and travelled the world from 27-33. Everyone kept telling her to save and buy a house, settle down etc. she died at 33. What a full life she led as it was the life SHE wanted.

It's none of your business what she does. She doesn't want the life you have. Let her enjoy it the way she wants too. It's not your money or business.

I think some people choose to ‘only rent’ for the freedom it allows. Pros and cons but it sounds like you are judging. Their life their choice.

The destinations are a bit naff IMO, but certainly not excessive or silly.

OP is simply jealous.