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re: How much do you all save/plan for a family vacation?
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:37 pm to StringedInstruments
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:37 pm to StringedInstruments
I usually pay to take my mom with us. If it’s international somewhere around 30-40k. If it’s here in the US, around 10k
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Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:41 pm to Salmon
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$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
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Salmon
Dont you only have one kid??
You're doing it wrong
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:43 pm to tgrbaitn08
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Dont you only have one kid??
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family of 4
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:43 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.
Serious Answer, it depends. You can get a VRBO that fits almost any budget. But, to get a decent one that your wife will not hate, it's gonna be $300/night.
Gas: $300-400
Lodging: $1500-2000
Food: $1000 ($200-$300/day unless you're packing and eating a bunch)
Incidentals: $1000 $200/day (tours, souveniers, tickets, drinks, etc.)
So, a week long vacation is going to be $3500 to $6000. Hope this helps.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:43 pm to StringedInstruments
this reminds me of the thread a couple years ago with the guy saying 5k is an excessive amount to spend on a family (beach) vacation
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:44 pm to StringedInstruments
My wife does all the planning, I'm a go with the flow type of person.
My wife likes to plan out what gas station we stop a week in advance at when visiting my my parents. They live 1.5 hours away.
My wife likes to plan out what gas station we stop a week in advance at when visiting my my parents. They live 1.5 hours away.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:47 pm to StringedInstruments
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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
I see Gatlinburg in your future.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:48 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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this reminds me of the thread a couple years ago with the guy saying 5k is an excessive amount to spend on a family (beach) vacation
Even with today's inflated prices, $5k is way more than I'd spend on a beach vacation. Which beach are you going to, and how many nights are you staying that $5k is reasonable?
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:51 pm to StringedInstruments
You’ll need about $10,500
Take about $500 and take the kids to the zoo and buy them some toys and shite.
Table $10k and you and the misses fly to Vegas, get a high end hooker for the night and some blow.
Take about $500 and take the kids to the zoo and buy them some toys and shite.
Table $10k and you and the misses fly to Vegas, get a high end hooker for the night and some blow.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:52 pm to Salmon
If you're spending $10k-$15k on a vacation for 2 adults and 2 small children.....for a domestic vacation....you're still doing it wrong
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:53 pm to StringedInstruments
We save money every pay period, but it isn't really allocated to anything in particular. If we have to dip into that to go on a trip, we do, sometimes we can just cut back on our current monthly budget and not take money out of the savings. It really just depends on the trip, we also use credit card points for flights and such.
We do a lot of trips where we piggy back off of a conference or training that my wife attends, so that limits flight cost, and a couple hotel nights.
It also helps that for most vacations the cost is broken up, we may pay for flights one month, and then lodging another month.
We do a lot of trips where we piggy back off of a conference or training that my wife attends, so that limits flight cost, and a couple hotel nights.
It also helps that for most vacations the cost is broken up, we may pay for flights one month, and then lodging another month.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:54 pm to tgrbaitn08
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If you're spending $10k-$15k on a vacation for 2 adults and 2 small children.....for a domestic vacation....you're still doing it wrong
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Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:54 pm to StringedInstruments
Book your house in seaside Florida for about 10K and then add another 5K for gas/food/drinks/entertainment.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:54 pm to LNCHBOX
I looked it up. it wasn't specifically beach vacations.
But it's also not hard to spend 5k for a week on the beach on 30a.
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Those saying $5k are blowing me away. Are y’all going to Hawaii or Europe every year or something? Fuuuuuck that. I spend $2,500 at most (usually $1,500-$2,000) on most family vacations. Hell, even a Disney trip for the family costs me $3,100 but that’s so few and far between. If you’re spending $5k on a typical family vacation, you either need to invest in a vasectomy or tone down your extravagant vacations.
Or maybe I’m just a tightwad, who knows. No way am I regularly spending &5k on a family vacation every year.
But it's also not hard to spend 5k for a week on the beach on 30a.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:57 pm to LNCHBOX
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Even with today's inflated prices, $5k is way more than I'd spend on a beach vacation. Which beach are you going to, and how many nights are you staying that $5k is reasonable?
Agreed, but I'm also not a go to the beach for 7 nights kinda person. We usually just do a 3-4 night trip, and I'm good with that.
ETA: Yeah, if I was going to 30a for 7 nights I could definitely spend 5k. Looking at ~$500 per night, so that's $3,500 with just lodging.
This post was edited on 3/4/24 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:58 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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But it's also not hard to spend 5k for a week on the beach on 30a.
You can overspend anywhere.
$5k is well above a "standard" level vacation for me, but I guess I'm just not OT baller enough.Posted on 3/4/24 at 2:59 pm to StringedInstruments
We usually average around 10k per trip. I’m planning a ski trip for next year and it’s going to be significantly more. Value memories above all else.
Family of 4
Family of 4
Posted on 3/4/24 at 3:00 pm to StringedInstruments
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do you all plan years in advanced for vacations and then save up?
Assuming you're flying, it should ALL start with finding deals on airfare. I subscribe to GOING, which is formerly Scott's Cheap Flights. I think its 50 per year. Its extremely well worth it and has saved me thousands annually.
We almost always get cheap airfare on the front end, then book the trip from there.
IF you insist on driving, thats up to you.
This post was edited on 3/4/24 at 3:02 pm
Posted on 3/4/24 at 3:00 pm to Epic Cajun
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Agreed, but I'm also not a go to the beach for 7 nights kinda person. We usually just do a 3-4 night trip, and I'm good with that.
I with you on that, but some places, during certain times of the year have 1 week minimums.
Although I work for myself and my wife has unlimited vacation, with our teenage daughter and 20 year old son in college, there's no way we can just drop everything for 7 days
3-4 nights is good with us
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