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Families go broke for Disneyland: Are magical memories worth the financial misery?

Yoy Luadha

Aug 23, 2024
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Photo: Mark Frauenfelder
Photo: Mark Frauenfelder

The cost of living is obviously spiraling up. Food, gas, insurance. The essentials. But it's the price of things above and beyond the daily — things we might call "fun" or "experiential" — that has become untenable, making it difficult for average people to afford. Here's the depressing headline from a piece in the NY Times:

"Fami…

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