Hawaii Aftermath – Budget and Tourism Options

We are legally returned to Hawaii!

And what a surprising tour!

Please request a photograph of girls’ girls on the camera. They are young now (13!) And they find choices about what they do and they don’t want to be shared on the Internet! I feel more secure as they grow, thus a background image.

It was the only journey! It is more expensive than I thought (and I expected very expensive but – nikes!) Finish about $ 1,000 over the budget, we put it to our trip uses this year. Sign sufficiently for our walking for covering, but we will need to increase savings to cover excess money. Or, in another way, I got $ 1,000 based on some kind of exciting experiences on labor and / or breakfast and I might cancel that to cover excess.

Raid

To strive for those who may be new students, in my monthly budget, I have a specific way to save. I saves monthly on the way. Then when we go on vacation, we waste from our preservation. It is good to have a complete journey “paid” before it happened and didn’t have to worry about credit card debt, which was not possible for me in the past 10 years!

Earlier of the year (or, sometimes even more), I create a draft travel trip in the following year. I fill in the things I know is definitely, as an annual trip to Austin to see family, and estimated costs (usually about $ 1500 Austin journeys). I also get out of the slow travel room for the weekend or staying. Think $ 500 or less. And then a few years ago, we had one big vacation. This year was Hawaii. Last year it was Italy.

I am Editor, so I plan this before I have a limited annual budget, and I break this a monthly savings money. In time, I got well with measurement costs. I know exactly how much weekends at Denona, and how much cheap to hang in the mountains pass through ScottTsdale. All of this is saying, I often say, I often find a good place by planning prices for our prices.

The cost of Hawaii

Hawaii threw a steam in things. And righteousness, I do well to measure many of our expenses. I knew how much I should expect to find a place to live, transport and jobs / trips. Something I really got … .. eat!

The food was so much, it is much higher than ever. I’m sure it can be done in the air B & B and cooks at home. We lived in recreational places, however. And while I like travel experiences outside and I’m still getting off and I have all the resources available easily, I didn’t like food price! Our relaxation area has charged a lower rate of $ 50 / person for breakfast. I’m not a big breakfast, for $ 50 for my plate that my plate was actually a cup of fruit and a lottery. We’ve been smarter – skipping breakfast or holding a bar box or in a place that is not in place – but whatever way you are rich, the food was reported in the price.

OK. A lesson learned. And as I said, we had the money found in hell so although this puts it on our Year’s Yearbook, it is not like we’re in the debt. It is by determining what to do from here.

Budget

While I finally put $ 1,000 during the Day of Labor and 2025 days in some fun movement (these are just $ 500 perkyasel safe I said above), I lost nothing. I thought maybe I would go to Kayak and Hike. Or maybe we can try to see Hoover dair and hit the tropical springs of Arizona. And then, when we were backing in Albuquerque where my father was my father-in-law, or returned to El Paso Third this year.

The point was that, I had some money, but no programs had taken roots. I just make a decision to stick closer to home and keep that $ 1,000 to have no-budgeted budget. Or I did little to increase the annual structure money to make a budget and set up a speedy or two children with children on top of school breaks.

Fair Care

The last consideration is not as much as a score …. It’s up to date. Time to share with someone else. I’m not lucky enough to get my girls on every school holidays. I have to join their father. That is that I only have – one – one year of breakfast, spring break, labor day, thanks for thanks, etc. Etc..

This year I get girls on workers’ day and Fall Break. The following year, you will not.

That makes me want to do something sweet-the-more. Just knowing that I get 50% of those school holidays. 13 girls now. The next time I have them with Fall Break will be 15. 17. Then they have gone!

Maybe that seems wonderful. But life is too short and kids growing just at the warr of warp recently! I don’t want to spend a break just going empty. What if, in 15, they don’t even want to make family trip? I couldn’t go this year? I want to make so many memories!

Balance

But I get angry with you – come – in my latest post given you C + because I was going a lot. I have said I want to live near home for the rest of the year. I want peace and put down. It is not surprising that those who read just a while I have been looking for peace and balance. This has been a little hidden themes in my writing last year.

And at the same time I want to cultivate memories and collect new experiences. Two wishes seem to be in conflict with me and I’m not sure what to do. Do you feel like perhaps a medical title, but why not invite your views?

I would like to hear your thoughts and your installation that you will do a little (one of my 2025 goals, for justice) or will mend the savings)?

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