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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - can you parents reasonably afford to upgrade? [/quote]

OP here. I really don’t know. Money is super secretive with my parents. On the one hand, we were squarely middle class growing up. Dad was military, very controlling. Then, my grandfather (lawyer who owned his own law firm) passed away 15 years ago and left millions to each of his 3 kids, including my mom. There was a lot of extravagant spending for years, but not so much now. Don’t know if my parents are struggling financially and want DH and I to help pay for things or if they’re just milking us for all we’re worth. [/quote]

OP— your parents have the right to blow through their inheritance. If you don’t want to pay for them, then don’t invite them!!! What’s going to happen once you’re at the destination? Will you always have separate checks? Will you be counting every penny? How is that a vacation??[/quote]

It's all about expectations and what people are comfortable with. If everyone is on the same page and good with the setup, that's all that matters.

We traveled overseas with another family. Shared a number of meals together (separate accomodations), and we mostly just alternated paying. But one family has one more kid, and it was going to be a bit uneven, plus one of us had a debit card with zero fees to withdraw money, so we covered their cash to save fees. We just had a running Google spreadsheet we shared (each family has one parent who is good with money/spreadsheets), and took pictures of meal receipts. Tracked each families' cost at the end and one family owed the other maybe $200. Venmo, done. Zero arguments, discussions, everybody treated fairly, took maybe 20 minutes of work after the trip to split the costs on the spreadsheet. [/quote]

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