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[quote=Anonymous]We visit my brother every year at his house. My kids love visiting and playing with their cousins and their house is located in a place where there are a lot of fun things to do. 
To keep things simple (and because we fly in) they usually take care of the groceries and restaurant tabs, and then at the end they let us know what our portion was. 
I’ve been fine with this, but I’ve recently had to restrict my own spending due to divorce, and over the years my sibling and spouse have always made a lot more money than I do but they also live kind of high on the hog.
So the last “bill” I got approached $1000 for a week. We went out to moderately priced restaurants a few times and had a few treats. 
Obviously I’m ok with part of this, after all, we are on vacation, and I want my 2 kids to have a good time and eat well.
But this seems like a crazy amount for 3 people. I would really prefer to keep things simple and eat cheap, simple foods like we do at home. I appreciate that my sibling and spouse are making things nice for us but I just can’t sustain this right now. I’m gonna take the hit for this year obviously, but going forward, I think I’ll just camp nearby and drop the kids off to play with their cousins in the afternoon. 
Anyone else have family dynamics like this where there is a significant difference in income/lifestyle?
I have had them to my house too, and when they come I cook simple but nice foods and it doesn’t add much to my grocery bill and I ask them for very little.[/quote]

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