Spending $1 for a brand new house would feel very very good. Spending $1 000 for a ham sandwich would feel very very bad. Spending $19 000 for a small family car would feel well more or less right. But as with physical pain fiscal pain can depend on the individual and everyone has a different threshold.
I think kids ought to travel. I think it's very good to carry kids around. It's good for them. Of course it's tough on the parents.