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 !

Load of rubbish. Some people are interested in seeing different places. I wouldn't want to stay in my home town and never leave to see anything else, I'd find that very boring and closed off!

I think this is more normal than most people realise.
Times change. Lots of people have little chance of owning their own home. They will have to work full time until at least 67, why shouldn’t they enjoy themselves now?

Mind your own business! Sounds like she’s having fun

Sounds like a "mind your own business Sharon" thing to me.

Lol

My life is very fulfilled thank you. Seeing the world is a wonderful experience

You sound jealous.

I'd not call city trips in the north 'holidays'.

A long weekend break in the Lakes, Newcastle and York aren't exactly 'holidays'- just nice weekend/short breaks.

You only live once.

WGAF.

How lovely for your sis, be happy for her OP.

We’re doing more than that probably. I’d say good for her. You should mind your own business.

Unless you’re subsidising it I don’t see it’s your business.

If she’s still living with parents, paying no rent and moaning that she can’t afford her own place then I get your point and yes it’s probably excessive.
if she’s got a mortgage / rents her own place, puts money in her pension and savings every month and doesn’t have any debt then it’s up to her how she spends her disposable income (absolutely not justifying my own travel habits there too!!)

Yep, this is me.

Hmmm someone who has travelled a lot now questioning the ethics. Shouldn't others get the chance now you've done enough?

That's a lot in 5 days... 😜

I’m not an environmentalist but am constantly staggered by the inconsistency between the apparent values of mumsnetters.

They all claim to be rampant lefties, there are loads of threads about people being terrified of global warming. But when it comes to any kind of over consumption (huge houses, massive cars, holidays etc etc) it just comes down to rampant capitalism of if you can afford it.

Utterly bizarre. I hope she’s saving into a pension and thinking of long term finances too. Probably unlikely based on the numerous ‘oh shit I’m 50
and have 20k in my pension’ threads.

That's not your decision to make. Her money, her choices.

Life is for living!

I wish I could go away that often.

They presumably keep a roof over their heads, eat and cover the expenses of going to work. Why should they not spend the rest on enjoying themselves? Why isn't it sensible to enjoy yourself?

I travel for work.

Good for you.

Not if that's what they enjoy and they can afford it. We used to Holiday that or more pre children. Now it's more like 4-5 holidays a year.

I'm about the same. In the past 12 months I've been to Tenerife, Norway, America, Rome, London, Manchester, the Cotswolds.
I can afford it and I personally can't think of anything better to spend my money on. Mind your own business OP.

Or perhaps they're perfectly content and like to see places and people as part of that contentment?

So you’re jealous?

You know what? It's making big all difference environmentally. I saw a thing this week that said just the emissions from Musk's private jets each year are more than the average person makes in over 800 years. I'm not denying myself when it will clearly make no difference until so thing is done about massive overconsumers.