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Feb 5, 2020
3:27:30pm

mudpupper All-American

The main problem is kids. They make costs skyrocket.

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mudpupper

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Freakin' rich CBers! How do you all afford going to Hawaii? I've been pricing a

mudpupper

2/5/20 2:55pm

Consumer debt.

Ham

2/5/20 2:56pm

Easy. Stay in Motel 6, eat McDonald's, and count your child as a support animal.

RSL

2/5/20 2:56pm

My wife and I did Hawaii on $1500 total. Granted it helped that we had miles and

orrin7

2/5/20 2:57pm

Wife’s grandma paid for it

LifelongAP

2/5/20 2:58pm

Airline miles and sit through a Marriott time share presentation

RC Vikings

2/5/20 3:00pm

We use our chase sapphire reserve for nearly every expense then vacation off the points

Slim

2/5/20 3:00pm

side hustle businesses and a lot of people have businesses that yield flight mil

Mayor of Cougartown

2/5/20 3:00pm

It’s certainly not at the top of MY vacation list!

Zaphod

2/5/20 3:01pm

rough life you have. Where do you go for vacation if you live in hawaii?

Mayor of Cougartown

2/5/20 3:01pm

Iceland most recently. It was awesome

Zaphod

2/5/20 3:43pm

you love islands soooooo much.

Mayor of Cougartown

2/6/20 10:50am

you're always rubbing it in or out.

Belboz

2/5/20 3:02pm

RE: you're always rubbing it in or out.

Zaphod

2/5/20 3:44pm

I think Hawaii is one of the places where a trip price can really vary.

Champ Kind

2/5/20 3:01pm

and don't take any excursions or Luau's etc.

Mayor of Cougartown

2/5/20 3:02pm

Sounds like an awful way to vacation

TCuz

2/5/20 3:04pm

working spouse with a high income.

Belboz

2/5/20 3:03pm

Really? I see flights right now from SLC for $356 ea.

kccougar

2/5/20 3:05pm

Here's a sample search

Pete

2/5/20 3:20pm

Not sure how you came to your assessment on money

kimdaddy35

2/5/20 3:06pm

how is that?

mudpupper

2/5/20 3:10pm

We paid $380 for the tickets, just over $200 for the hotel per night

kimdaddy35

2/5/20 3:18pm

Fall prices are much, much cheaper. Summer is outrageous.

mudpupper

2/5/20 3:28pm

Well don't waste your time at the PCC! Just saved you $400

cambo

2/5/20 3:28pm

American has some cheap airfare to Hawaii from SLC today, $360-$380, April-May.

Tonto

2/5/20 3:07pm

My sister has a second home in Kauai and lets us stay there for free

robin

2/5/20 3:07pm

Our biggest help was choosing a house that was well below our means

ForzaPuma

2/5/20 3:09pm

Back when Chase Sapphire reserve gave 100,000 points, I took my family of 7

CougarAndMerlin

2/5/20 3:10pm

$356 round trip to book, right now. Not too bad.

PGVikingDad

2/5/20 3:12pm

Use credit card points for the flights there. Having flexible dates can make hotels be

mik3

2/5/20 3:13pm

Hawaii is great. But for the price, Mexico or the Caribbean are more appealing.

2/5/20 3:16pm

I use a subscription service that notifies me of cheap flights (flightsfromhome.com). I flew from Salt Lake to Kauai for

Pete

2/5/20 3:17pm

FlightsFromHome is awesome. Got it for $29/year on a Black Friday deal. Great

PGVikingDad

2/5/20 3:20pm

It's a dangerous service. Because suddenly you're spending money on travel that you weren't going to spend because it's

Pete

2/5/20 3:43pm

Wife and me just did our first trip. $318 RT airfare. Hotel on points. $1500 tot

Moab Rising

2/5/20 3:22pm

The main problem is kids. They make costs skyrocket.

mudpupper

2/5/20 3:27pm

Don't take kids to Hawaii! There, I just cut your costs in half.

cambo

2/5/20 3:31pm

It's too expensive, crowded, and disappointing. Your rental car will get broken

Kauai

2/5/20 3:26pm

RE: It's too expensive, crowded, and disappointing. Your rental car will get

reagan21

2/5/20 3:31pm

We're planning a trip there, but it's because my bro will be there with the Army

jhingman

2/5/20 3:34pm

I open up bank accounts to get signup bonuses to pay for vacations.

cambo

2/5/20 3:39pm

We are going in June before my daughter leaves on her mission. My mom dreams of

tevye

2/5/20 3:41pm

Which island are you going to?

cambo

2/5/20 3:46pm

We're planning to stow away on a container ship

2/6/20 11:04am

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