Most expensive vacation you’ve ever taken?

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Anonymous wrote:Such a classic DCUM pissing contest. You people crack me up.

But why does it make me sad? I'm all for travel, but this level of spending just seems unnecessary and wasteful.

That's your opinion. I'd rather travel than have a BMW, live in a 1.5 mil house, or have expensive bags and jewelry. To each their own.

+1. Travel and experiences are high priorities for us. Material things not as much. You would be surprised of our NW if you saw our home or car. The travel and multiple trips is what gives it away that we have some money.

Same with us. Our day to day lives are pretty simple. Both of us have jobs where we don't need to dress up so DH is in jeans/shorts and tshirts (half of which were free from various conventions he's been a part of) and I wear scrubs. We don't like "stuff" so our house is big enough for what we need and that's it. Our cars are as simple as can be for what we need (safety plus a few amenities). But we spend big on vacations and take a lot of them.

Settle down. You don't have to justify taking a vacation by claiming to live rough.

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Anonymous wrote:Such a classic DCUM pissing contest. You people crack me up.

But why does it make me sad? I'm all for travel, but this level of spending just seems unnecessary and wasteful.

That's your opinion. I'd rather travel than have a BMW, live in a 1.5 mil house, or have expensive bags and jewelry. To each their own.

+1. Travel and experiences are high priorities for us. Material things not as much. You would be surprised of our NW if you saw our home or car. The travel and multiple trips is what gives it away that we have some money.

Same with us. Our day to day lives are pretty simple. Both of us have jobs where we don't need to dress up so DH is in jeans/shorts and tshirts (half of which were free from various conventions he's been a part of) and I wear scrubs. We don't like "stuff" so our house is big enough for what we need and that's it. Our cars are as simple as can be for what we need (safety plus a few amenities). But we spend big on vacations and take a lot of them.

Same. My luxury is so quiet, you have to put your ear to the ground to hear it. We're also minimalists, but we're UHNW and really throw down on vacation like tomorrow doesn't exist...which is why we don't have money to fix the roof in our tiny home.

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$50K for two -- Antarctica, South Georgia, and Patagonia over 3 weeks, including some of the most incredible kayaking we've ever done. We've been on safari in various countries across Africa several times and South Georgia was as good if not better of an experience if you like wildlife (and in pristine wilderness, which you can't say about most safari spots). Doesn't include business class tickets that we booked using points.

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Does the trip to Vegas where the wife purchased a Birkin count?

We love to travel and it is a passion we want to share with our children. Fortunately, we have significant discretionary spending to afford such travel. The most expensive trip we did in the last few years was a 25k 10 day cruise over New Years. If we took the same cruise two weeks later, it would be half the price. The challenge is that you are handcuffed to your kids' schedules. We are empty nesters starting next month so our flexibility to travel has greatly improved.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve traveled to over 40 countries and the max I’ve spent on a trip was 4k in Italy for 2 people, 10 days. Net worth 2.5 million - compared to many posts, I guess we really budget.

I’m impressed with people who can go to the coolest places for so little money. It’s a gift

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Anonymous wrote:We definitely average 40-60K per trip as a family of 5. I actually don’t know how people say they did luxury trips for 20K or less?

Just fyi we’ve used travel advisors and many companies define luxury as above 1K per person per day, not including airfare or food. So a trip to Greece for a family of 5 for a week is 35K, plus maybe 15K for flights and another 5K for food. Total of 55K would be bottom floor luxury travel.

Not my definition, just sharing what I’ve learned.

Well if a travel advisor has said you can only call your vacation a luxury one if you spend 1k per day per person we all better be very careful of how we describe our vacations from now on. It’s not fair to the people who follow the rules.

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I am a rare person who likes things over experiences. It hurts me to spend a lot on vacations because it's such a short time frame to blow a lot of money. I don't think we've spent more than 6k for our family of 4 and that felt indulgent. I find travel, particularly with kids, to be stressful though and really just do it for them to have some family memories l.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve traveled to over 40 countries and the max I’ve spent on a trip was 4k in Italy for 2 people, 10 days. Net worth 2.5 million - compared to many posts, I guess we really budget.

I’m impressed with people who can go to the coolest places for so little money. It’s a gift

I'm also impressed with people on dcum spending 1k/day, not including airfare lol. I average 150/day including airfare and have no idea how I could possibly spend an extra 850/day.

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Dayum. High rollers here. I thought closing in on 15K for Japan was a lot

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Our net worth is a little over $3 million and we make $315k.

Most expensive trip was the most recent one, Switzerland. The lodging alone was $8k for 8 days. A crappy hotel was depressingly $500 per night due to peak season, and we now also pay a premium to have more space with a 4-year-old. I also like going to places when weather is ideal, so that ups the cost, too.

We used points for business class flights, but those would have been around $3k a piece.

If it were just my husband and me, I don't think we'd ever choose Switzerland. But we went because it was one of the few places I thought our kid would enjoy, too. Trains? Cable cars? Gondalas? Epic playgrounds? Wildflower hikes? Car-free alpine towns to run around in? I'm still reminiscing about seeing my kid excited to do karaoke in a gondola.

Can't imagine spending more than $10k on a trip, though, because there comes a point where spending more doesn't get me more value.

Everyone's different, though. My sister spent $12k on a Bahamas trip for a family of 4 and that cost blew my mind. Personally wouldn't spend that much on a beach trip, when a local one is just as fun to me.

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Anonymous wrote:Our net worth is a little over $3 million and we make $315k.

Most expensive trip was the most recent one, Switzerland. The lodging alone was $8k for 8 days. A crappy hotel was depressingly $500 per night due to peak season, and we now also pay a premium to have more space with a 4-year-old. I also like going to places when weather is ideal, so that ups the cost, too.

We used points for business class flights, but those would have been around $3k a piece.

If it were just my husband and me, I don't think we'd ever choose Switzerland. But we went because it was one of the few places I thought our kid would enjoy, too. Trains? Cable cars? Gondalas? Epic playgrounds? Wildflower hikes? Car-free alpine towns to run around in? I'm still reminiscing about seeing my kid excited to do karaoke in a gondola.

Can't imagine spending more than $10k on a trip, though, because there comes a point where spending more doesn't get me more value.

Everyone's different, though. My sister spent $12k on a Bahamas trip for a family of 4 and that cost blew my mind. Personally wouldn't spend that much on a beach trip, when a local one is just as fun to me.

Do you want an award for frugal crap vacation on your income?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Such a classic DCUM pissing contest. You people crack me up.

But why does it make me sad? I'm all for travel, but this level of spending just seems unnecessary and wasteful.

That's your opinion. I'd rather travel than have a BMW, live in a 1.5 mil house, or have expensive bags and jewelry. To each their own.

+1. Travel and experiences are high priorities for us. Material things not as much. You would be surprised of our NW if you saw our home or car. The travel and multiple trips is what gives it away that we have some money.

Same with us. Our day to day lives are pretty simple. Both of us have jobs where we don't need to dress up so DH is in jeans/shorts and tshirts (half of which were free from various conventions he's been a part of) and I wear scrubs. We don't like "stuff" so our house is big enough for what we need and that's it. Our cars are as simple as can be for what we need (safety plus a few amenities). But we spend big on vacations and take a lot of them.

Same. My luxury is so quiet, you have to put your ear to the ground to hear it. We're also minimalists, but we're UHNW and really throw down on vacation like tomorrow doesn't exist...which is why we don't have money to fix the roof in our tiny home.

How are you UHNW but don’t have money to fix your roof? UHNW is $30M+ liquid / investable assets

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Anonymous wrote:Dayum. High rollers here. I thought closing in on 15K for Japan was a lot

Would love to hear about your Japan itinerary and costs. Trying to plan one for my family.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve traveled to over 40 countries and the max I’ve spent on a trip was 4k in Italy for 2 people, 10 days. Net worth 2.5 million - compared to many posts, I guess we really budget.

I’m impressed with people who can go to the coolest places for so little money. It’s a gift

I'm also impressed with people on dcum spending 1k/day, not including airfare lol. I average 150/day including airfare and have no idea how I could possibly spend an extra 850/day.

Where do you go that hotels and meals are "only $150 per day"? Average hotel in Hawaii is $500+/day, we have teens/20 something kids so they get their own room together. So hotels alone are $250-300+/person/day. Food is easily another $150+/day (including snacks and drinks). But there are plenty of hotels that are $800-1000+/day in Hawaii. Don't even get me started on Europe---you are not getting a decent (not even luxury ) hotel in Europe for less than $200/day in the summer

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Anonymous wrote:Our net worth is a little over $3 million and we make $315k.

Most expensive trip was the most recent one, Switzerland. The lodging alone was $8k for 8 days. A crappy hotel was depressingly $500 per night due to peak season, and we now also pay a premium to have more space with a 4-year-old. I also like going to places when weather is ideal, so that ups the cost, too.

We used points for business class flights, but those would have been around $3k a piece.

If it were just my husband and me, I don't think we'd ever choose Switzerland. But we went because it was one of the few places I thought our kid would enjoy, too. Trains? Cable cars? Gondalas? Epic playgrounds? Wildflower hikes? Car-free alpine towns to run around in? I'm still reminiscing about seeing my kid excited to do karaoke in a gondola.

Can't imagine spending more than $10k on a trip, though, because there comes a point where spending more doesn't get me more value.

Everyone's different, though. My sister spent $12k on a Bahamas trip for a family of 4 and that cost blew my mind. Personally wouldn't spend that much on a beach trip, when a local one is just as fun to me.

See, I prefer my beach trips to be to a beach where the water is actually warm enough to go in without a wet suit. So the Caribbean is extremely nice (as is Hawaii). But DELMARVA beaches don't fit those requirements at all, neither do NC beaches even in the summer. So nope, a "local one is NOT just a as fun" for my family