Anonymous
Post 03/03/2016 16:39     Subject: $10k/year on vacations
Anonymous wrote:HHI of 260K.
Vacation Budget: $500-$1000. Vacations are useless.


Huh?

You must enjoy DC a lot more than I did.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2016 16:31     Subject: Re:$10k/year on vacations
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:HHI $160,000. We usually do two one-week trips of about $2500 each, and probably spend another $5,000 on long weekends throughout the year. This year, I'm feeling more wanderlust, and think we will spend closer to $15,000. We are pretty frugal in many other areas, though.


What are you frugal in?


Cheap cell phones/plans, eat fairly inexpensively, not many electronics, don't drink, minimize child care costs, keep our less expensive cars forever, don't eat out or go out on dates often, not a jewelry person, keep personal grooming costs low, don't spend much money on furniture, clothing, house upgrades. We save for retirement and have a large emergency fund, but haven't been aggressive about saving for college. We bought a reasonably priced house in a good school district (but in the boonies).
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2016 15:39     Subject: Re:$10k/year on vacations
Anonymous wrote:HHI $160,000. We usually do two one-week trips of about $2500 each, and probably spend another $5,000 on long weekends throughout the year. This year, I'm feeling more wanderlust, and think we will spend closer to $15,000. We are pretty frugal in many other areas, though.


What are you frugal in?
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2016 15:39     Subject: $10k/year on vacations
Anonymous wrote:HHI of 260K.
Vacation Budget: $500-$1000. Vacations are useless.


They are everything to me. Maybe you always took shifty unenjoyable vacations.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2016 15:37     Subject: Re:$10k/year on vacations
HHI $160,000. We usually do two one-week trips of about $2500 each, and probably spend another $5,000 on long weekends throughout the year. This year, I'm feeling more wanderlust, and think we will spend closer to $15,000. We are pretty frugal in many other areas, though.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2016 14:48     Subject: $10k/year on vacations
Anonymous wrote:HHI of 260K.
Vacation Budget: $500-$1000. Vacations are useless.


My neighbors are like this. Instead they spend $20k/ year on their country club. To each his own.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2016 14:45     Subject: $10k/year on vacations
HHI of 260K.
Vacation Budget: $500-$1000. Vacations are useless.
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2016 13:31     Subject: $10k/year on vacations

What a thoughtful response!

Your point about childcare makes me wonder if I should wait 3 years to do this when DS will be in elementary school and it won't feel so much like a splurge.

MIL likes cruises, but my mom has never been on one and isn't interested. I also get worried about labor practices on those ships.


What about an Alaska cruise (which lets you see things you wouldn't ordinarily see)?
Perhaps a Lord of the Rings trip? Sometimes I think older people like to have trips which are theme-orientated or connected to something unique rather than just a beautiful place.

Really great of you to plan this.
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2016 09:45     Subject: $10k/year on vacations
Anonymous wrote:We probably spend $20-25k a year. At least one international trip and another big domestic trip, plus long weekends every month that we don't have another trip. Experiences are our highest priority. $235k.


Wow. You HH costs must be very limited. That's awesome that you can do that!