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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We spend about 10-15% of our gross on multiple vacations each year, covering a total of about 4 full weeks and 6-10 weekends away.  We spend very little on things, prioritizing experiences.[/quote]

Wow - how old are your kids?  Where do you go for weekends?  My kids have so much going on on weekends with school and club sports that it is hard to get away more than a couple of weekends during the school year - unless you count soccer tournaments in Richmond or a cross country meet in Mercersburg PA as a weekend away.  Plus we both sometimes end up traveling for work on a weekend (like a Sunday flight, or a late Friday return) which further limits the weekend options.  I'm impressed.

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1 kid who is only four.  We limit weekend activities, especially in the summer.  This may change at some point, but we plan to maximize trip times (if possible, we would turn the tournaments into mini-vacations).  This year so far we have done weekends/long weekends in Deep Creek Lake, NYC, Shenandoah, Long Island, and Kentucky (long drive, not optional).  We have also taken longer trips to central America and a horse camp.  We have also each added on a couple fun days alone after business trips to Italy and San Francisco.  We currently have scheduled:  a music festival outside Philly, Virginia Beach, Connecticut, another Shenandoah trip, a trip to see family and an undetermined foreign trip with just the two of us.  Aside from the foreign trips, they are all pretty budget friendly, but they add up.[/quote]

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