‘We’re broke. Few understand’: Tech bro has $10 million net worth, refuses wife’s request to go on vacation because he only has $3000 in his checking account

Money is meant to be spent, but not everybody wants to spend it the same way. Creating and maintaining some kind of financial stability is one of the most important factors to having a decent quality of life in the world that we live in, so it follows that two people in a committed relationship …
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‘You are horrible people for cutting in front. Some of us have been here since 6:30’: Hiker shuts down couple cutting 20 people in a 2-hour line for a national park cave tour after park ranger refuses to intervene

Great Basin National Park’s cave tour line looks nothing like a line and everything like a sleepy morning picnic. People with camping chairs, crumbly muffins, even travel mugs acting like everyone’s just here to swap hiking tips. There’s no rope, no sign, just that weird, silent contract where everyone tries to out-casual each other while …
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Mom brings 10-year-old son along on family vacation to Florence, despite being told it was child-free, they accuse her of ruining the trip: ‘We got cardio, humiliation, and babysitting duties’

Those who have the misfortune of going on vacation with kids know that it is not really a relaxing vacation. Having kids around means that you are always alert. The sightseeing, doing all kinds of attractions, and simply having your kids running around in a strange country can never go hand in hand with what …
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41-year-old Disney-obsessed mom forces her family to visit Disney World from the UK 35 times in a 10 year span: ‘After the first 20 or so times I started to get rather bored of the parks’

Disney Adults are one of the most oppressed groups in the world today. Well, not necessarily, but they do get a lot of slack for the mere crime of liking a theme park. Sure, maybe wearing mouse ears and crying when you meet Donald Duck is «cringe» by the standards of conventional society, but within …
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24 Travel Memes to Pass Time When You Arrive at the Airport Way Too Early

I was at the airport this past week. I took the bus from my city, which got me there way too early. Then my flight got delayed—five hours—because the previous flight hit a bird and maintenance had to check it out. Passengers started getting angry, bombarding the gate workers with requests for flight changes and …
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Mom gives away belongings of 19-year-old college student, protests when she moves out during summer vacation: ‘She gave away my bed’

Parents can have a whole spectrum of reactions when the time comes for their kids to leave the nest and take their first steps towards independence. Some are devastated to see them leave, and others can’t get rid of them fast enough.  When it comes to this latter option, though, plenty of moms and dads …
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Family of 3 get invited on Hawaii vacation with in-laws, husband insists on going alone with 6-year-old daughter because of wife’s flight anxiety: ‘She says she can’t go that long without her daughter’

With the sheer number of scary stories about airplanes that have been hitting the headlines in the past couple of years, there has never been a time when those with aerophobia have felt more justified. It is all too easy for those who are anxiously inclined to think about all the potential there is for …
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30-year-old boyfriend insists he join girlfriend on trip she had planned since middle school, doesn’t understand why she doesn’t want him there: ‘This has been a dream of mine forever and I am unwilling to compromise’

Everyone has plans they make when they’re young that they hope will pan out one day. Maybe you imagine your dream home and how you’re going to decorate it. You’re imagining it to look pretty much just like the penthouse in Uptown Girls. Maybe you’ve spent hours picturing your dream job– how you’ll be a …
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Entitled family of 8 loudly tries to cut lines at the Aruba airport by pretending they need special assistance instead of paying $100 per person for a concierge: ‘The island is beautiful. The only downside is the airport’

I’m a man of culture myself, but no matter how many sonnets or tragedies one hears, reads, or sees, nothing beats the airport as a theater for human awfulness, where the combination of mild inconvenience and proximity to vacation money transforms otherwise functional adults into petulant toddlers with credit cards. The Aruba airport, with its …
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Why the ‘Jet2 Holiday’ Meme Is the New Frontier of Travel Influencing

Some people may be claiming that 2025 hasn’t had a song of the summer, but they would be lying. Ten years after its initial release, Jess Glynne’s «Hold My Hand» has been storming social media. To be fair, its success has been aided by a remix: a cheerful female voiceover informing the world of the …
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