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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would take it. You sound like you are generally really financially responsible and have a good handle on your budget. Your kids won’t be at home for that many years. Take the trip and make the memories. [/quote]

+1. My kids are a rising freshman and a rising junior. So I would take it. It can be budget.  It does not have to be extravagant. But we only have 2-3 more years where we can guarantee that we can travel together.  After that breaks may not line up and summer work and internships happen, etc.  And we are all going in different directions during the school year.  So, I put a huge priority on taking away electronics and all spending time as a family. Could that happen without leaving the DMV?  Theoretically. But IRL, my Hs student has summer commitments and DH and I have work commitments that it is hard to get out of except for vacation. And the kids friends invite them over. Etc. If we are home and do a staycation, we “should be”... something.  So yes, in our case, it is making memories because we have an end date in sight.  And because it is finally really enjoyable to travel with the kids.

If my kids were 3-5?  It is unlikely they would remember the vacation and for the parents, it is often toting cranky toddlers. I would have both parents Staycation, and take the kids on a fun outing every day. We live in the middle of a huge vacation destination.  You can have fun, spend time with your kids, do the things you’ve wanted to do with them all year, and let them sleep in their own beds.

So I guess in addition to the cost, I would look at the benefit.  Are you getting something you cannot get at a lower cost?  Are you doing something that is important and probably cannot be done later?  If so, go for it. If not, find another way to spend time with your kids. You can have an amazing week in DC and day trips to Harper’s Ferry, Annapolis, Great Falls, etc. for the price of gas and hotdogs and ice cream.

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