Did I miss something? I don't see where sunshine wrote about saving a few bucks on foreign currency or air fare.

Did I miss something? I don't see that either, nor do I see anyone suggesting that sunshine did. What an odd comment, happytrails.

Did someone miss "kind of off the subject. . ." introducing a post meant to be a related comment, since people ARE talking about spending money for peace of mind. Is that a problem? Are posts not allowed to stray into very related areas? Or are posts not allowed to comment on other posts being done instead of just the original one? That's a new guideline I'm unfamiliar with.

I must have misread. I agree that failure to spend money as you suggest can be a dimwitted way to economize.