Anonymous
Post 08/02/2014 20:39     Subject: Re:How much do you spend on vacations/traveling each year
HHI $240k

We spend about $2k at Spring break, another $4k or so in the summer.

How does anyone take a family of four to Europe for <$10k?
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2014 16:35     Subject: How much do you spend on vacations/traveling each year
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In all these budgets, are you including travel costs for visiting family at Xmas/Thanksgiving? We spend about $4k right there b/c plane tickets are out.of.sight!

We don't visit family. They live nearby


Family is dead.
Anonymous
Post 08/01/2014 16:28     Subject: How much do you spend on vacations/traveling each year
On actual vacations? I don't really count visiting family as a vacation, because, well, it's generally stressful.

This year I spent roughly $1500 and that was our only vacation this year. We are making a trip to see family next week, which cost another $1200, but again, not vacation.

Last year we didn't take a real vacation, but spent $2000 to go to a family reunion and didn't go anywhere else that year.

Our HHI is $220k. I don't enjoy traveling with my young child though because it doesn't seem to suit her disposition well and hasn't gone well the few times we have traveled, so that's why we haven't done much travel in the last 4 years. Before that we would spend closer to $5k on just vacations and another $2500 or so to visit family.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2014 17:41     Subject: How much do you spend on vacations/traveling each year
It all depends on if you have debt and/or what your savings are. We spend $8-10k on vacations a year (HHI 250K) but we are frugal in other ways, max out retirement, 529s, emergency fund, etc. I wouldn't go into debt or do it at the expense of needed savings.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2014 17:18     Subject: How much do you spend on vacations/traveling each year
Anonymous wrote:In all these budgets, are you including travel costs for visiting family at Xmas/Thanksgiving? We spend about $4k right there b/c plane tickets are out.of.sight!

We don't visit family. They live nearby
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2014 17:14     Subject: How much do you spend on vacations/traveling each year
In all these budgets, are you including travel costs for visiting family at Xmas/Thanksgiving? We spend about $4k right there b/c plane tickets are out.of.sight!
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2014 16:50     Subject: How much do you spend on vacations/traveling each year
$300k HHI, trying to stay $5-$10k for annual vacation budget. Affords us 1 full vacation to a beach destination in the tropics (1+ week), 1 shorter domestic vacation (4-5 days), one visit with family and a few long weekends away. This is subsidized with ample frequent flyer and hotel point usage (a lot from DH intensive international work travel).
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2014 08:50     Subject: Re:How much do you spend on vacations/traveling each year
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:2014 $0 recovering from dh's layoff.
2013 $1500 we took a trip to an amusement park for 3 days.
2012$0


$1500 for 3 days?!!


That included the rental car, gas,hotel and 2 day park passes. I think we did ok. We went to Cedar Point and paid in installments for 4 months.
We're not loaded so we do what we can.


I was thinking it was a lot. We take a few 3 day trips a year and don't spend more than $500 a time.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2014 08:46     Subject: Re:How much do you spend on vacations/traveling each year
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:2014 $0 recovering from dh's layoff.
2013 $1500 we took a trip to an amusement park for 3 days.
2012$0


I would be depressed.


I'm thankful to have my health, food, shelter and my basic needs covered.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2014 08:42     Subject: Re:How much do you spend on vacations/traveling each year
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:2014 $0 recovering from dh's layoff.
2013 $1500 we took a trip to an amusement park for 3 days.
2012$0


$1500 for 3 days?!!


That included the rental car, gas,hotel and 2 day park passes. I think we did ok. We went to Cedar Point and paid in installments for 4 months.
We're not loaded so we do what we can.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2014 07:41     Subject: How much do you spend on vacations/traveling each year
I have property in St Lucia we go to maybe 3x a year - costs us $2k each time, but we pay nothing for the stay. Other than that one big trip a year at about $8k to $12k.

So I guess $18k. Hhi $300.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2014 07:28     Subject: Re:How much do you spend on vacations/traveling each year
Anonymous wrote:2014 $0 recovering from dh's layoff.
2013 $1500 we took a trip to an amusement park for 3 days.
2012$0


I would be depressed.
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2014 22:59     Subject: Re:How much do you spend on vacations/traveling each year
Anonymous wrote:2014 $0 recovering from dh's layoff.
2013 $1500 we took a trip to an amusement park for 3 days.
2012$0


$1500 for 3 days?!!
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2014 22:56     Subject: How much do you spend on vacations/traveling each year
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Probably about 20k? I feel like, if I'm going on vacation, I want to FEEL like I'm on vacation FULLY. So we fly first class after taking a car to the airport, we go to amazing restaurants and spas, ride horses on the beach, etc.

I'm not about to drive 12 hours to sleep on the bedroom floor of a friend's kid's room for a night before going camping in a tent and then staying in a motel on the way back, eating fast food and food from packages and cans.


You know what, I bet we have more fun camping and staying with relatives, all cousins piled in together.

Whatever helps you cope. I seriously doubt that.


Go on and believe whatever you need to help you justify your needless extravagance. I'm sure money buys you happiness. Go ahead and look down on those who chose to spend their money more wisely.
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2014 21:45     Subject: Re:How much do you spend on vacations/traveling each year
2014 $0 recovering from dh's layoff.
2013 $1500 we took a trip to an amusement park for 3 days.
2012$0