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How much do you all save/plan for a family vacation?
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:26 pm
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:26 pm
I'm planning the summer vacation for the family, and I'm realizing that flying is going to be out of the question. I'll have to plan more per month.
What's the expected amount for a run-of-the-mill family of four vacation? Nothing too extravagant.
What's the expected amount for a run-of-the-mill family of four vacation? Nothing too extravagant.
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Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:27 pm to StringedInstruments
$3,500 or 350% of your weekly income, whichever is greater.
Try not to spend more than $350 per night on lodging
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Try not to spend more than $350 per night on lodging
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This post was edited on 3/4/24 at 2:29 pm
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:28 pm to StringedInstruments
I can't handle the information over load
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:28 pm to cbree88
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$3,500 or 350% of your weekly income, whichever is greater.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:29 pm to StringedInstruments
$1000 a day
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:29 pm to cbree88
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$3,500 or 350% of your weekly income, whichever is greater.
Try not to spend more than $350 per night on lodging
Honestly, this is all sounding accurate.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:29 pm to StringedInstruments
are we talking local vacation or national vacation?
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:31 pm to Chad504boy
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are we talking local vacation or national vacation?
National.
I get how to go to the beach. I'm trying to think about traveling the country though.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:31 pm to StringedInstruments
How old are your kids?
How far are you willing to drive?
How big is your family?
When are you planning to take this vacation?
What are you looking to do? Beach, Mountains, Grand Canyon, Washington DC, Overseas, Mexico, Caribbean?
A Cruise?
Whats your budget?
How far are you willing to drive?
How big is your family?
When are you planning to take this vacation?
What are you looking to do? Beach, Mountains, Grand Canyon, Washington DC, Overseas, Mexico, Caribbean?
A Cruise?
Whats your budget?
This post was edited on 3/4/24 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:31 pm to StringedInstruments
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What's the expected amount for a run-of-the-mill family of four vacation? Nothing too extravagant.
Really need more info to answer this. How long, what type of vacation, how far away from home, etc.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:32 pm to tgrbaitn08
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How old are you kids?
How far are you willing to drive?
How big is your family?
When are you planning to take this vacation?
What are you looking to do? Beach, Mountains, Grand Canyon, Washington DC, Overseas, Mexico, Caribbean?
A Cruise?
Kids: 10 and 5
9 hours max drive from Birmingham
Family of four
Summer 2024 (but mostly the post is for future planning)
Looking to do anything. Maybe a few years until we're doing more educational trips like D.C.
No cruises
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:33 pm to StringedInstruments
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I'm trying to think about traveling the country though.
Rent an RV and let the road take you
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:33 pm to StringedInstruments
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National.
question was rhetorical. it was a play off of your money board post.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:33 pm to LNCHBOX
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Really need more info to answer this. How long, what type of vacation, how far away from home, etc.
I'm more so just asking in general. Or do you all plan years in advanced for vacations and then save up?
What's the monthly budget like for people when thinking about vacation planning?
Right now, we do $200/month and I use extra money earned from side income to supplement it if needed.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:35 pm to StringedInstruments
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Kids: 10 and 5
Great ages for Disney World if thats your thing....or the Smokeys
Otherwise take them skiing during the winter/spring and do the beach in the summer
This post was edited on 3/4/24 at 2:36 pm
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:36 pm to StringedInstruments
I guess it depends on what you want to do. Carnival Cruise = cheap. Trip to Switzerland = bend over.
I generally budget 10% of net income for travel. But travel includes things like going home for Thanksgiving or weekend roadtrips, not just splurge vacations.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:37 pm to cbree88
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$3,500 or 350% of your weekly income, whichever is greater.
Try not to spend more than $350 per night on lodging
It does not get any more solid than this advice.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:37 pm to StringedInstruments
yeah I do $180 a paycheck.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:37 pm to StringedInstruments
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r do you all plan years in advanced for vacations and then save up?
Well we're doing a combo Disney World/Disney cruise trip next year. That trip is planned out and budgeted for already since it's going to be about $8k or so plus any incidentals on the trip
But a "standard" for us 4 night beach vacation can be done for under $2k. Don't really save for those as much since that can more easily be incorporated into our normal spending.
Anything more than that I like to plan for and set money aside.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:37 pm to StringedInstruments
$10k for a family of 4
If we go under, great
but it seems like every time we go on vacation now its $10k, so that is what I allocate for out annual family vacation
if its overseas, then up to $15k
If we go under, great
but it seems like every time we go on vacation now its $10k, so that is what I allocate for out annual family vacation
if its overseas, then up to $15k
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