How much do you spend on trips?

[Happyinwonerland]

We like to travel. Usually 2 trips to Florida, at about $3k per trip. We also typically take 3 trips to Alabama to visit family and friends, which come in around $600/trip, And, if time permits, a few weekends away. I try not to spend more than $1k on a weekend away, but it depends on the destination. I don't rough it when we travel, but I do try to make smart decisions about expenses. We definitely make travel a priority.

 

[1st*toright]

I also hadn't thought about it as a % of income. This is a big travel year for us - planning our first Disney trip this summer, and we did a trip overseas to visit family earlier in the year, as well as a weekend in Vegas for me and DH last fall, so we are going to wind up at something like 10% of our take home pay (after retirement contributions etc) spent on travel between July 2016-June 2017. I think that going forward we will be spending a similar amount.

Just when DH and I were both hitting our strides professionally, we decided to have a second kid and our disposable income took a dip for a few years while I worked part time and had daycare payments. Our vacations have been pretty modest as a result- time at my parents' lake house, a few weekends away, a road trip through neighboring states. I think we will be able to get to more interesting locales now that we have more income and fewer expenses - I've been back at work full time for a little over a year, and the little one will be in kindergarten next year.

I will say that when we travel, we tend to splurge and go upscale - I would rather spend 3 nights at a great hotel than 5 at more budget friendly place.

 

[ThistleMae]

My retirement goal is to spend $ 10,000 a year on vacations, which is a third of my income. That said, I have no debt and fairly low expenses. I can do three fairly nice, longer vacations with a few long weekends in between. While this is a goal, I haven't quite been able to spend this much, I'm more at about $ 7000.00 but something to work up to. Those darn unexpected expenses never fail to stick it to me. But...everyone's budget is going to be based on expenses/income, and savings for emergencies.