The opportunity came up for Scott to go to a one-day conference about 4 hours away. He went to the same conference last year, and we all went with him for a mini vacation. It just so happens to be on a day that the kids have off from school, which works out perfectly. When Scott goes the company pays for the hotel, his meals, and mileage. Because the mileage rate is so high, he actually makes money off the trip. However, if we were to go with him, the amount he would "make" would be eaten up with meals for the family and extra travel. So, we were faced with the choice: free vacation for the family (aka swimming in a pool hotel while daddy is at the conference) or Scott goes alone and we put the extra money towards debt.
AT our weekly family home evening, we proposed the two options. The younger ones seemed easy to convince either way, but the older ones were quiet at they pondered the difficult decision. But in the end, we decided to stay home and put the extra money towards debt. I know that we will miss out on some fun, but a imagine that this will be a lesson the kids will remember, so it's worth it. As Patrick stated..."Not go on a small vacation now but be able to go on a bigger one later?" Yes... that's exactly the idea. :)
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