My wife and I did a six month round the world trip. No trust fund, just saved the money over several years from our jobs. We were a software engineer and tea

My wife and I did a six month round the world trip. No trust fund, just saved the money over several years from our jobs. We were a software engineer and teacher saving up for a house down payment -- then my wife got laid off, we had too much Sushi and beer one night, and decided to blow the down payment money on the trip. Should we have taken that money and bought that house in Palo Alto? Financially the answer is yes. But 20 years later we are still very, very glad we took the trip. You can always make money.