re: How much do you all save/plan for a family vacation?

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I see Gatlinburg in your future.

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Gatlinburg is very expensive. At least it was for us. Spent just as much as Disney trip (off-season/late August). It's a tourist trap and every little thing costs extra money whereas Disney was more or less an all-inclusive

We went to Europe for Mardi Gras week. Total spend was about $7500 for 4. We booked air bnb about a year out. Nothing fancy but was in a good part of the city we visited and was adequate for our needs. We were out sightseeing most of the time, so rarely there anyway. We scouted deals for airline tickets for months. We ended up paying $585 per person round trip. That didn’t include luggage as we just did carry on and our air bnb had a washer and dryer in the apartment. Also included 2 days and nights at Disney land Paris. Took the metro a bunch. Got all you can ride tickets for the week. You can definitely budget for big trips like this if you book far in advance and stay on top of airline deals. Obviously we didn’t stay at a 5 star resort or fly first class but we got to take an awesome vacation and see a country we’ve never been to before.

We usually just go to north Georgia every summer .
Pretty reasonable on all fronts.
Couple grand for a week in a nice cabin and eat out a few times gas etc,

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You using jet fuel? assuming 20mpg, gas is costing you less than $140 right now.

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Gas costs more in the summer. There and back, conservatively you are looking at $250.

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Not big drinkers but you're spending $200 on drinks?

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not drinking Bud Light

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Not even worth dissecting the rest.

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$5k doesn't seem unreasonable for someone that isn't strictly working on a tight budget and lives farther away

Salmon is a clown

He’s new at familying and vacationing

5k or so for a week if not flying

10-15k out to nicer destination with flights

But you said you spend $10k-$15k on a vacation you drive to 8 hours away

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for a week? craft beer is like $16 for a 4pack and couple bottle of wines for the wife/dinner

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How many 4 packs are you drinking if you're not a big drinker? How fancy is the wine you're buying?

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I'm not saying you have to spend $5k, just that it isn't unreasonable, even with your "cheap" accommodations, especially if you don't like to cook on vacation, which is true for a lot of people

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$5k for a gulf coast beach vacay is splurging no matter which way you try to slice it. Yes you absolutely can spend $5k or more on a gulf coast beach trip, but you can easily do it for significantly less while still being beachfront.

depends on the year. but will prolly spend 5-6 grand on trip to orange beach in the summer and then prolly 20k on trip to NYC at thanskgiving

wife and I are going maui in april so kids have to wait until thanksgiving to get anythign too crazy

last year spent like 12k in disney and like 8-10 in pigeon forge

We will be in Maui in April. Going to Maui for 6 days and Oahu for 3