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It's the American way of living...work your ass off and sacrifice your entire life (when young) so you can enjoy seeing the world and travel when you are old...sure, I have been to over 25 countries. I have hiked the Inca trail in Peru, I have stayed in the Amazon in Brazil, I have hiked volcanoes in Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua. I have done all these things while I am young and physically could enjoy them to the max.
Most Americans (traditional types - certainly not the most GFY'ers) postpone actually "living life" thinking that they will do all of that after they retire at 65. I don't know how many never make it to 65 (car accident, cancer, heart attack) or are in such poor health that they can't do those things.
You can have all the money in the bank you can dream of but if you are too ill to use it or you don't even make it the age to use it then was your life wasted? I think it was if you lived dreaming of a future that you never got to.
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