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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is timely. I’m actually struggling trying to find an affordable hotel/Airbnb near the DELMARVA beach and so far unsuccessful. Can’t afford the big chain hotels and the cheaper nicer motels has a three night weeekend during the holiday weekends or in the summer. We are a household of 4 with HHI of $150K. We definitely fall in the MC group. BTW I hate camping (the tent kind) so that’s a no go. We don’t have family in the country either.[/quote]

I think you're missing the point--you're being too picky/selective and when you are "lower middle class" and want to take your family on vacation, you don't have that luxury.

Maybe don't stay at a DELMARVA beach;  look into Virginia Beach, New Jersey beaches, etc.

If the hotel you can afford requires 3 nights stay, check into what it would take for you to stay 3 nights.   Are 3 nights there cheaper than 2 at the other hotels?

And you refuse to camp so...

Lower your standards or make other sacrifices so you can raise your vacation budget.
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NP here. $150 isn’t even that low. My DH made $140 when my kids were little and I was staying home and we definitely still did a beach rental for a week in the late summer/shoulder season (Labor Day week.)[/quote]

DP. Yeah but it depends on your other expenses. Our HHI is also $150k but that’s dual income with two kids in daycare.  Our vacation budget will definitely increase once this kids are in school but right now we tend towards cheaper options like visiting state and national parks or meeting up with our families somewhere. [/quote]

I was the original "lower middle class income" poster. Yes, $150K with 2 kids in daycare. The $140K poster is SAHM. It's not about how much you earn necessary but how much you get to keep. I am sure $140K household with no childcare has a lot more disposable income than we do.[/quote]

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