Originally Posted by
MSP7ERB
I've never understood the value in purchasing vacation days. It takes a lot of money away from the paycheck just to add a few days to a vacation. I'll take the money now and just bid some days off around my existing vacation. What am I overlooking?
The money it takes away from the paycheck now will be recouped later. I throw the purchased days on the end of my vacation late in the vacation year. I can then either use them as IVDs to drop trips with inadequate reserves or leave them where placed to make it easier to get in the LCW. It’s also easier to pick up a SS in a month with vacation.