What kind of vacation can my family have on a budget?

What kind of vacation can my family have on a budget?

A budget is interesting, because a budget vacation for one person is different than a budget vacation for another person, and if you go to a place where kids stay free and eat free, then of course you don't have to count that in. You have to figure out what it is and where you want to go. It's very important to me, to go to a place that you like and not to compromise on where you're going. Rather than compromising on where you're staying, it is better to compromise on how long you stay. It is better to take a five day vacation that you enjoy rather than a seven day vacation where you're all struggling. One of the things that happens on a family vacation is what I call the 'buy me syndrome'. Buy me this, buy me that - and you always want to say yes to your kids, but on vacation sometimes you can't. I used to give my kids a vacation allowance, and it was theirs to spend. We didn't let them buy things that we wouldn't let them buy at home, and we tried to tell them to buy things that reminded them of their vacation, but it conquered the buy me syndrome because they knew that they were in charge of spending the money.