I know lots of our readers are working hard to save money and live frugally, just like we are. One of the great things about living frugally is that it allows you to “splurge” every now and then with the money you have saved up! I’ve always liked the idea of an “all inclusive” type vacation, but this is something we’ve never done…. yet! 🙂 And I do believe that family vacations are important, even when you’re living frugally on a fixed income/budget… I have wonderful memories of my family vacations and am so thankful for all the places I got to visit as a kid. So it got me thinking, where will we take our kiddos on vacation?
Living in Kansas, a popular vacation destination is Colorado. I’ve been to several places in Colorado, but I’ve never been to Vail. Have any of you? If so, what did you think? What family activities would you recommend there? Any ideas on how to save money there are appreciated!
I’m part of the Mom Central group, and I recently learned about a vacation getaway in Vail called Epic Summer. Have any of you ever done a 4 or 7 day Epic Summer vacation? If so, what was your experience? It is a family style vacation, and we have never done one of those. Some of the photos there look amazing! I love the mountains, and the spa services sound awesome! The itineraries look fun, with everything from White Water rafting, to horseback riding, and of course, lots of food and activities for the kiddos! 🙂 You can see more about the 4 day and 7 day packages here. This type of vacation sounds like a lot of fun to me, but again, we have never done anything like this, and it gets me to wondering, how do others budget for vacations?
On our website, we give you all lots of budgeting and saving money advice, so now I have a question for all of you. How do you all handle “budgeting” in regard to vacations? Do you ever splurge? Do you save up so much money each month toward a family vacation? I would love to hear more about your strategies and tips! You can comment in this post or email us at eadflmomma AT gmail DOT com
I wrote this review while participating in a blog and giveaway campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Epic Summer and Vail Resorts. Mom Central sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.