Jealous people

[HarleyDog]

People realize if they had saved and not spent money foolishly, they might have been able to take a vacation. Most people don't handle money wisely. They see something and impulse buy things they can't afford and salesmen help them do it so they can take their own vacations. I've been on both sides of the fence you are describing. When I was younger I was in debt up to my ears. However, now I'm pushing 50, I have little debt and more cash in my savings. So I guess what you are experiencing is not about you at all but people self-criticizing themselves and their efforts at what truly makes them happy or would make them happy. It's all about living and learning.