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[quote=Anonymous]My kids camps cost about the same. It seems silly to compare the camp v vacation cost. Camp is a necessity for you to work so it is an absolute line item in the summer. For our family, nearly ever week in the summer is filled with a camp. When the kids were younger, I had a FT nanny. All of this was deducted from my earnings so there was clearly a trade off in the camp/nanny vs. keeping kids at home. Vacations are usually no more than 1-2 weeks and involve a considerable large expense (5 people vs. 1-2 kids). It also entails time off of work, potentially no earnings for self-employed, airfare, hotel, food, entertainment, etc. and is a seriously larger pot. EG, our trip last year was 3-4x our total camp costs, and that was a 2 week vacation vs. 10 weeks of summer camp. You cannot compare the two costs. Plus, a summer vacation is usually on top of all that you have to spend for camps. Summer is EXPENSIVE[/quote]
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