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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Sorry if original post was snarky.  I was just truly curious how average MC families take vacations.  I guess DCUM is not a reflection of most MC families.  I read these posts and I’m like geez am I failing my kids by not giving them these awesome vacations?  People write here like going to the Caribbean and/or Europe is the norm for most families.  I know I should be grateful. I’m going to read all this again and read suggestions.[/quote]

I don't know if this is true for Europe or the Caribbean but I do feel this is true for the beach or Florida and I feel like we don't go anywhere.  Florida involves a flight for us (can't tolerate long drives) and we are not fans of East Coast beaches (I can imagine why anyone would spend a mortgage payment for a week in a house in Ocean City or NC).  Therefore any vacation we do is going to be pretty pricey so we just don't go.  I hate the September question "how was your summer?" like it's supposed to be a fundamentally different time period.  Judging from attendance at our community pool though I would say people really do travel.  In August our pool is absolutely dead because everyone is away.  [/quote]

I can't imagine not going on vacation. We still vacationed as a family of 6 with a HHI of $160ish...including trips that involve planes.

Anyone can travel. It's all about priorities. We live frugally year round so we can take nice trips throughout the year. The people I know who snark at us like "Must be nice to go to X...wish I could afford a trip to X" tend to blow money in obvious ways on lunch at work, Starbucks, mani/pedis, fancy makeup/hair care, cleaning service/lawn service, constantly eating out/takeout, beer/wine/booze, concerts/movies, organic everything, skiing, fancy car, a house they really can't afford, random crap from target, always decorating their houses, etc. Add that up; it's a trip to Europe. [/quote]

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