Originally Posted By wandering_daisy
Here is how we saved lots of money by backpacking. My backpacking the last 3 years = $2000; the opportunity cost is what I would get if I had invested it. Alas, my investments have crashed, half value. Thus, spending the money on backpacking actually saved me $1000 that I would lost if I had invested it!


That reminds me of people who worked for Lucent and bought beer instead of investing in the stock through their 401k. They ended up with more money from the deposit on the empties than the stock was worth.
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