Regarding spending money on leisure, it is really personal as to which any of us would enjoy. As I am retired and have more time, my travel mode has become different than what I used to do. I now derive some pleasures from traveling activities that I did not have before, and many do not involve spending more money.
Here's an example. In a past RV trip, when we were at a visitor center in Grand Teton National Park, we happened to be there to listen to a lecture by a historian who taught in a nearby college or university. The subject of the talk was the life of John Colter, who was
... a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806). Though party to one of the more famous expeditions in history, Colter is best remembered for explorations he made during the winter of 1807–1808, when he became the first known person of European descent to enter the region now known as Yellowstone National Park, and to see the Teton Mountain Range. Colter spent months alone in the wilderness, and is widely considered to be the first mountain man. -- Wikipedia
Coulter was the first white man to have seen the geysers and the surrounding area, and the lecture talked of his encounter with the Blackfoot Indians, which was the inspiration for the movie
The Naked Prey that I remembered watching many years ago. I am no history buff, but truly enjoyed that presentation.
