How Much Money Should You Spend on Vacations?

And is it true that experiences make us happier than possessions?

4 min readMar 14

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Photo by Willian Justen de Vasconcellos on Unsplash

You’ve probably heard that spending money on experiences generally makes us happier than spending it on things, so we should really go to town when it comes to vacation spending, right?

Karen Banes

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Freelance writer & indie author sharing thoughts on life, society, creativity, and productivity. https://karenbanes.com

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