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"I made a big splurge this weekend and I&amp;#039;m going to let you be the judge of whether is was wrong or right. I happen to think it was a smart purchase, but obviously I&amp;#039;m questioning it at least a little bit if I&amp;#039;m writing about it and asking for your approval. About a 1/8 of a mile from my house is a gorgeous, private golf club. Of all of the places that I&amp;#039;ve played golf on the Cape, this course is by far my favorite. For one, it&amp;#039;s only a par three; which means that the holes are short enough where you can be expected to make the shot in three tries. Secondly, it is manicured elegantly with perfect greens and beautiful views of the ocean. Lastly, the people who work at the club are as friendly as can be. For such a nice club, no one is snotty or unfriendly; they are warm, welcoming and bend over backwards to help you in any way that they can. Even though they are a private residential community and golf club, they do offer individual and family memberships to the public in limited quantities each year. Included in family membership is unlimited golf after 1 p.m. to each family member, use of their swimming pool, tennis courts, locker rooms, game room, events and a 20 percent discount in the fantastic restaurant that is on their grounds each time that you dine there. This membership is expensive, but extremely low in cost compared to private clubs on the Cape. There is one in particular that I&amp;#039;m thinking of that has an annual cost of $100,000 per year; plus you have to spend an additional $25,000 in the pro shop / restaurant. The cost for my membership? $900 per year with no additional costs associated with it. Better yet, I split this cost with a close friend; together for our Family Membership, we paid $450 each for the year. Not so bad, right? Well right. But it&amp;#039;s still a splurge for me. However, the way I look at it is that time with my family is the most important value that I have. Creating wonderful summer memories of their childhood is something I treasure. This weekend we brought a cooler of food and spent two days in a row at the pool swimming and goofing around and we had a blast. We talked excitedly about playing golf together as a family and when I&amp;#039;m able to take the family out to dinner, it will be at a $20 percent savings. I happen to think it&amp;#039;s worth it. I&amp;#039;ll let you be the judge\u2026..is it? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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