Minding our own business

This is my first post; I just stumbled across this site today.
Okay here’s the deal: My g/f and I are in our mid 20s, both graduated from university 4 yrs ago, and have both recently come out of debt last year, which was a great milestone. Now, we are saving up for a house and our future in general. In the mean time, however, we are renting a “not cheap” apartment, as we love the view and the apartment itself, and we have spent a lot of money furnishing it over the past couple of years. This, in addition to wanting to buy a house in the next 2-3 years, has caused us to tighten our budget in many ways, including “going out”, traveling, partying, etc., and I have been driving around with scrapes on my car bumper because I just don’t see the financial sense of replacing it. The tightening up of our social budget put a bit of strain on some of our friendships, and we are losing touch with a lot of people we used to hang out with. It’s hard to hang out with friends without spending money at restaurants, bars, etc. these days – it’s just the way my friends’ lives are going. I’m all for splurging every once in a while, but it seems that’s the only time I see some of my best friends.

I’m getting tired of a lot of my relatives, and my g/f’s family telling us we should be traveling and seeing the world; they can’t seem to understand that we are saving that for when we are a little more settled in our careers, and have some more funds. This is an ongoing thing – some people frequently telling us where we should go on holidays, and asking us why we don’t travel more.
I’m also tired of some of my coworkers and acquaintances asking when I’m going to replace my car bumper – my car’s appearance has nothing to do with my job, it is just the way I get to my office and run errands. My g/f and I are also starting to get tired of people dropping marriage hints to us - again, it’s just not on our radar, as we want to be settled in our careers, and more well off financially before we go there.

Is it normal to have so much angst towards people who want me to “live in the moment” a little more, instead of sticking to my own prudent 5-year plan, which I am happily doing?