Affordable vacation strategy
What are your tricks? I just looked at the internet for any new ideas I haven't yet considered and it didn't yield much new useful info. I'm just looking for any new ideas I haven't yet conside...
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wbwood wrote:
Another way of cutting costs (especially when in subrubia) is to chekc Groupon.
That was a good idea. I hadn't thought of that but I looked and found a Groupon for the on/off bus for NYC. It's too early to buy it now, but I can always check back again closer to our trip time and maybe get a deal.
On a side note, what I find interesting is so many people encouraging me to spend freely and not be limited by a budget. Trust me, I have no problem spending money on vacation. ;)
While the advice on budgeting is helpful anytime, I'm thinking about my coming 2015 summer trip. 5 people to Gettysburg, DC, Baltimore, Jamestown, Norfolk, Assateague, Philly and NYC. We'll be gone for 16 days.
My boys are 5'4" and 5'1" now, they don't eat off the kid's menu anymore. While the concept of enjoying myself without reservation is a fun one, it's not really feasible when I can easily spend $100/day just to eat out for a family of 5. With a weekend trip I wouldn't be so concerned, but we'll be gone for 16 days, that's $1600 for food. Not gonna happen.
We typically eat McDonald's for lunch while traveling, and my oldest son and I have high hopes for splurging and consuming large quantities of fresh sea food while in Maryland; I'll need to balance that out with picnic type foods and other cost effective ways to save. I think this approach is pretty typical for most people. I'm not willing to sacrifice any part of my trip, but I have to figure out where to flex to get in all the fun stuff.
Thanks for the suggestions.
