My husband and I are retired and travel a lot. We paid for our 4 adult kids to meet us in Italy.

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• My husband and I are retired and have four kids ranging from 20 to 28 years old.
• We offered money to our kids and their families to come meet us in Italy.
• It wasn't a perfect trip, but it was absolutely worth it.

My husband, Andrew, retired early after we sold our business. We live in Melbourne, Australia, but now we spend a lot of time traveling.

Our four kids, on the other hand, are all working hard — the youngest is still at university, but she juggles part-time work.