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Old 05-25-2018, 10:56 AM   #41
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Mid 40's. Travel ends up being ~$20k - $25k/year.
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Another point of reference is are most of the posters on this thread including ALL expenses incurred during the travel trip (dining, etc) in their travel number or just the "pure" (airfare/hotel, etc) travel expenses?
I include all expenses, as it is much easier to track this way, since I track all my expenses.
I include all.
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We guesstimated $10,000-$12,000 per year( all expenses included) for the first 10 years of retirement. We are in year three, and have averaged less than that so far. However, we are not traveling like we thought we would. Since retiring, we don't have the need to "escape" anymore-lol. Our dog is getting older and does not tolerate us being gone very well, and we have also discovered we don't like being away more than a week at a time.
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I include all expenses. We don't eat out all 3 meals while traveling because we will gain weight. We usually stay at a hotel with free breakfast, have a healthy snack in afternoon and then do dinner out.
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No budget per se, I just track total spending. So far, 2 1/2 yrs into ER, I have spent only about 1.0k on travel, all local. I'm surprised my interest in it has waned since ER, as before that I would peruse brochures regularly and thnik "When I'm retired, I will go".
Same here - we spend a lot of time in-state. But I traveled a lot the last 15 years of my career; the last two years were 100% and the years prior to that averaged around 50%. My penultimate job was as an expat in Europe so we took a lot of advantage of proximity.

Lately, we are content to spend our time locally most of the time.
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Our budget is $25,000 not including kennel costs which are a separate line item.
Lots of mentions of pet boarding costs here. I knew there was a reason I don't have any!
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My son moves in and when I get home I treat them to fancy dinner for their pay:
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Lots of mentions of pet boarding costs here. I knew there was a reason I don't have any!
Me too! Not only that, the vet bills reported in other threads are staggering, and on top of that, personally I am just not willing to take on the responsibility of caring for a dog or cat at this point in my life.

Frank came up with a great idea, though. He bought me a soft, furry, squishy, huggable teddy bear to substitute for a puppy dog.
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Frank came up with a great idea, though. He bought me a soft, furry, squishy, huggable teddy bear to substitute for a puppy dog.
I think this would be a bit more fun!

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I think this would be a bit more fun!

Does it pee on your floor and chew your shoes too?
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No, you have to do that yourself.
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I think this would be a bit more fun!
That's cute!
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I couldn't live without my doggies) Everything else would get cut first although we are downsizing the number by natural attrition.
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Love animals, but just not willing to sacrifice some entertainment/travel plus the inevitable expenses later in their lives.
However truly understand those attached to their pets.
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Love animals, but just not willing to sacrifice some entertainment/travel plus the inevitable expenses later in their lives.
However truly understand those attached to their pets.
Pet sitters (and vet bills) add up,but 10 year relationship with our pup makes it worth it. However, once he passes (he's 12 or so, a rescue so not really sure) we won't get another. Will give us a few more bucks for travel If we get an itch we'll foster a rescue.
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Pet sitters (and vet bills) add up,but 10 year relationship with our pup makes it worth it. However, once he passes (he's 12 or so, a rescue so not really sure) we won't get another. Will give us a few more bucks for travel If we get an itch we'll foster a rescue.


We love our dog too, although we have agreed that once he passes we will be pet-less at least for several years. I would really like to do a year of travel around the world but cannot leave our dog. It’s a stretch to leave him for 6-7 weeks this year and I can’t see doing a longer trip without him. I just hope that by the time he passes (he is 8 but is a small dog so could easily live another 8 years), we’ll still be healthy and fit enough to do the travel we feel we can’t do now.
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12k -- 3 international + 1 domestic trip of 2 weeks or longer. Single, no pets. I don't include all expenses as I'd have to eat, go out anyway. I only track hotel, flights, cruising bc that's an expense I wouldn't have at home
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Another point of reference is are most of the posters on this thread including ALL expenses incurred during the travel trip (dining, etc) in their travel number or just the "pure" (airfare/hotel, etc) travel expenses?
I include all expenses, as it is much easier to track this way, since I track all my expenses.
For me the Dining comes out of the Dining out budget, not the vacation budget. Hotel, gas and oil, air and train fare, RV costs, admission fees only. Suppose I should include auto depreciatiion.
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Does it pee on your floor and chew your shoes too?
I can't find a separate clip on You Tube, but in the movie "Sleeper" by Woody Allen, there is a scene about 51 minutes in where Allen's character Miles is introduced to "Rags," a mechanical talking dog. Allen replies, "Is he housebroken or will he be leaving little batteries all over the floor?" LOL
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Another reason we've been spending more on travel is that we no longer stay in B&Bs or small inns (we stopped staying in hotels decades ago). We now only rent houses or apartments (in EU, often only apartments are available) and only those with 2 baths. We don't share a bathroom at home and haven't since our newlywed days....secret to a good marriage IMO! Ours is in year 46.
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