Ok – here we go. Let’s look at the numbers.

• $2,800 Flights
• $245 Hotel
• $344 Rental Vehicle + Gas
• $360 Gifts
• $100 Tourist Stuff
• $325 Amusement Park
• $500 Food, Drinks, Miscellaneous

A Grand Total of $4,674!

Ironically, my ball park estimate was the closest at $5,000 and funds saved and set aside (otherwise known as the plan or budget) was $4,000. The biggest difference between what we spent and planned was our flights. Not much we could do about those and we booked and paid for them far enough in advance that I knew our trip was likely to come in closer to $4,500.

We were away for 10 days and fortunate to stay with family for the majority of the holiday which kept our accommodation costs low. The amusement park was an unplanned expenditure to celebrate a birthday and well worth the fun!

All in all, I’d say a successfully budgeted trip. All the fun we had visiting family and friends can’t be measured by the dollars – a fantastic first family flight trip.