Justifying Fort Wilderness

valhalla360 wrote:

Lantley wrote:

Nothing wrong with knowing the cost, But that is much different than trying to justifying the cost.
Disney/RVing/vacations are not necessities in life. THey could all be eliminated.... The thrift threshold has already been crossed with the purchase of the RV.
Oncet the purchase has been made the only way to get value is to use it. THe more you use it the more value you gain.
Value does not have to be determined solely is $$$

Sure it makes sense to justify the cost. Presumably the OP doesn't have an unlimited vacation budget, therefore when considering 2 options and a limited travel budget, it makes perfect sense to take a financial look to justify which option to select.

In our household budget, we have money set aside on an annual basis for vacations (yeah we travel full time but we also take vacations). If we go willy nilly on the budget, we have to pass up on opportunities because the vacation budget is dry. We may put more money into a special trip but we always run the numbers and put it side by side with other options, so we can see what the tradeoffs are.

Your last comment about "the more you use it the more value you gain" is the classic sunk cost mistake. That's an assessment you make before you buy. Once you've bought, the only reason to make that assessment is if you are thinking of selling.

So what is your justification? What makes X amount a rational decision.
When is it justified to eat Vanilla, when you prefer chocolate.
Is Vanilla better because it's cheaper?
Let's operate under the premise you can afford to go.
If you can afford to go, there needs to be no justification.
If you cannot afford The Fort that is a whole different conversation.