Can We Afford A $9K Family Vacation?

Ramsey Everyday Millionaires

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🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by SmartVester.
0:08.0	Connect with an investing pro near you at ramsysolutions.com slash smartvester.
0:13.6	To kick us off this hour, we have Jeff in Oklahoma City.
0:18.0	Hi, Jeff. Welcome to the show.
0:20.1	Hello, how are you today? We are doing great. How can we help?
0:24.2	Well, my question is, we are looking to take what I would consider an extravagant vacation this summer.
0:32.9	Ooh, my favorite thing in the world, Jeff. That is so exciting. She's going to say yes.
0:38.4	Well, then let's just get the yes and move on.
0:43.0	Basically kind of looking for confirmation that it's something that would be okay to do.
0:50.0	So here's, I'll tell you a little bit of the history, and then we'll get into the numbers.
0:55.9	My wife and I were early to mid-40s.
0:58.6	We've got three kids at home.
1:01.1	One of them graduates next year, and we'll have to report to school sometime summer of next year for sports.
1:10.0	So this is kind of the last year to be able to take a family vacation and have that
1:15.0	oldest one go with us.
1:17.6	All in, we're looking at like $9,200.
1:21.9	It is seven days, two days is travel, okay?
1:26.2	Oceanfront, all-inclusive resort, and going to the Caribbean.
1:33.4	And about 4,000 of that 92 is flight.
1:37.3	Oh, yeah, it's so expensive.
1:38.3	Getting out of the Midwest is horrible.
1:40.6	Yeah, it's terrible.
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