Katy Belle
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I'm mostly venting, and thought my budget friends would understand.
We are planning to visit Southern California this summer. We are a family of 5, the boys are 11,14,16. We have never been to CA before and this will be the only time we visit as a family. I guess that makes me feel like we have to see and do everything on this trip.
I set a budget of $5,600, not including airfare because I have a huge credit that will cover it completely. Saturday to Saturday, so 8 days. It seems to me like it should be possible to do it all for that price! But its not!
Figure $1,225 for rooms, hoping for free breakfast and free parking. $ 200 dog care at home. City pass tix, gets us into disney, universal and San Diego zoo, $1380. Warner Brothers Tour $240. Hollywood on/off bus tour $175. Snorkeling $225. Indoor skydiving $240. Improv theatre $66. Rental mini van $550. That leaves only $1300 for food, which is $32 a person per day. Factor in tax and tips, that isnt enough! Take out the skydiving and its $38 per person per day. Eating in theme parks and touristy places, it will be high.
What do you cut? We are not lay on the beach and relax people. We like to go, go, go!
Thanks!
We are planning to visit Southern California this summer. We are a family of 5, the boys are 11,14,16. We have never been to CA before and this will be the only time we visit as a family. I guess that makes me feel like we have to see and do everything on this trip.
I set a budget of $5,600, not including airfare because I have a huge credit that will cover it completely. Saturday to Saturday, so 8 days. It seems to me like it should be possible to do it all for that price! But its not!
Figure $1,225 for rooms, hoping for free breakfast and free parking. $ 200 dog care at home. City pass tix, gets us into disney, universal and San Diego zoo, $1380. Warner Brothers Tour $240. Hollywood on/off bus tour $175. Snorkeling $225. Indoor skydiving $240. Improv theatre $66. Rental mini van $550. That leaves only $1300 for food, which is $32 a person per day. Factor in tax and tips, that isnt enough! Take out the skydiving and its $38 per person per day. Eating in theme parks and touristy places, it will be high.
What do you cut? We are not lay on the beach and relax people. We like to go, go, go!
Thanks!