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[quote=Anonymous]We earn less and probably spend more on travel than the OP (much to my husband's chagrin).

Here's the thing: you can't take it with you. Life is short, make it sweet. You only truly have control over your kids until college, so you *need* to squeeze in family travel before you send them off to college. It's a *need* not a *want* IMHO.

We earn $275k and are a family of 6. COVID slowed us down, but are planning to catch up.

I've never really budgeted for travel or tallied up every penny we spend towards it, but we typically go to the DE beaches several times throughout the year (including off season); we travel to NYC; we visit relatives who are a long drive away (and hotel rooms are required); we go away every spring break and winter break (often flying); big summer vacation (on top of DE beaches); sports related tournament travel (roadtrips plus hotels); random overnights or weekend trips (Williamsburg, Philly, Hershey, the beach, the bay).

It's got to be north of $25k considering the trips I'm eyeing right now are north of $15k.

Again: you can't take it with you. There's no such thing as too much when it comes to travel ;0)

PS - We haven't made it to Europe with the kids yet. That will definitely be north of $15k, and I have at least 2 trips we need to take.  We've done Canada, and it was fun and definitely less than Europe. We mostly find ourselves in the Caribbean since we love the beach and enjoy the vibe. [/quote]

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