DEAR ERIC: Should I go to Tanzania for two weeks with people I don’t know and one person I only kind of know?
I mentioned I wanted to go to Tanzania some day and this lady in the movie theater said, “Oh, I’m going to Tanzania and we need one more person in our group.” Between airfare and safari costs, it will be $8,000. I have the money, but I was planning to invest in a mutual fund. Should I go?
– Impromptu Invitation
DEAR INVITATION: No! Do not go to a second location with random people from movie theaters! Report to your financial adviser’s office, STAT. It sounds like you just want something to spend money on.
(Send questions to R. Eric Thomas at eric@askingeric.com or P.O. Box 22474, Philadelphia, PA 19110. Follow him on Instagram and sign up for his weekly newsletter at rericthomas.com.)
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