My wife (32) and I (31) just returned from 100 days of travel with our 5- and 6-year old daughters.

We spent about $40k over that time—a huge jump for us, since our typical spending is about $5,000/month (we live in Central America).

It would've felt stressful to fork over $10k per month if we hadn't gone into this knowing it WAS a stretch for us and it WAS 100% worth it.

If we had invested the difference between our normal spending and what we spent traveling ($25k), it'd give us a grand total of $45k extra toward retirement at our target FI date.

Big whoop.

Instead, we got an unforgettable summer together—an ultramarathon in Norway, surf camp in Portugal, markets in Madrid. It also gave us a mindset reset about how much time we spend on our business versus how much time we spend on ourselves and each other.

11/10, would do again.

I know lots of folks have made similar decisions: sabbaticals, flying lessons, dream houses, once-in-a-lifetime experiences...

So now I'm curious: what non-RE decisions has your FI mindset allowed YOU to make?