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February 19th, 2020 at 08:11 pm

We took a short trip to Atlanta this past weekend; the kids had a couple days off work, and we wanted to get a break from the cold and snow. It was only in the 50s and a bit gloomy there, but that felt heavenly to us!

Here's the spending totals for a four-day trip (left Friday night, came back Tuesday afternoon). Travel can really add up for a family of five!
Airfare: $994
Lodging: $655
Checked luggage: $60
Taxis & rideshares: $284
Food & drinks: $947
Tickets (aquarium & music show): $231
Souvenirs & misc.: $223
TOTAL: $3,394

I had a little sticker shock at food and drinks coming to nearly $950, but that basically amounts to $47 per person per day, and when you take into account that most midrange restaurants' entrees are priced around $15, not counting drinks, appetizers, desserts or tips, it starts to make sense! I'm just not used to it because we cook almost all our meals at home.

We just booked airfare and car for our next family trip, which is to UK in August. That came to $5,595, but doesn't include lodging (which NT's family is taking care of for us) nor food/drink/entertainment/gas.

So between the two trips that's $8989 of expenses so far! Nearly half of that was paid in cash; the other half I'm floating in the budget and will gradually make up with AS freelance income and other money that comes in. I'm pretty confident we'll be able to pay for it all without dipping into reno or other savings.

4 Responses to “Vacation spending”

  1. LifeBalance Says:
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    This is the perfect time of year to get south for a break from the frigid cold. Maybe you should plan a similar excursion for every year.

  2. Petunia 100 Says:
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    Sounds like a fun, long weekend. Smile

  3. LivingAlmostLarge Says:
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    Travel as a family is pricey. Hotels, eating out, and airfare.:P must be why my travel budget annually is too much.

  4. rob62521 Says:
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    Glad you had a great time and a nice get away. A couple of years ago we went to Tybee Island (near Savannah) and I cooked most of our meals because eating out was so darn expensive. So, when you do go out, it becomes a treat!

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