What do you spend on vacations?

[summer]

Another thread got me thinking. How much do you spend on vacations as a percent of your income? Please specify if it's gross or net.

I will go first.
We spend about 4 percent of GROSS income.

Just wondering if we are average.

[Helianthus]

Depends on the year, but generally 4%-5% as well.

[brad]

I spend what I feel like spending on vacations; it varies considerably from year to year depending on where I go and how much time I have off. Like most rules of thumb, I think "vacation as a percentage of income" is a pretty useless yardstick, because someone who makes $42 million a year might spend 0.002% of their gross income on vacations, while someone who makes $20,000/year might spend 10% of their income on a vacation.

[Square Root]

Current plan is about 12% of after tax normalized income. This is down by about half from when we first retired. Bought a couple of houses after retirement that we spend more time at- so less travel. Still take about 2 longer trips per year representing maybe 30 days of travel. This year it was biking in Croatia in the spring and Egypt/Jordan in Sept. Next year planning biking in Portugal and African safari. We enjoy active travel particularly biking trips.

[kcowan]

We spend about 5% on vacations because we travel on points.

SR do you have any must see places in Croatia? Currently we are sail to 8 islands and then driving to Dubrovnik, Split, Zadar, Krk and Zagreb.

[Square Root]

We spend about 5% on vacations because we travel on points.

SR do you have any must see places in Croatia? Currently we are sail to 8 islands and then driving to Dubrovnik, Split, Zadar, Krk and Zagreb.

We use points too but still spend 12%. We biked through Spit, Hvar, Korcula. Ending up in Dubrovnik. The coast is beautiful. Split and Dubrovnik were fascinating. The whole trip exceeded our expectations.

[Nemo2]

SR do you have any must see places in Croatia? Currently we are sail to 8 islands and then driving to Dubrovnik, Split, Zadar, Krk and Zagreb.

Plitvice is worth a visit.

[crazyjackcsa]

My wife works a side gig every summer. That money goes straight into the vacation fund. It works out to about $2,000 - 2,400 a year or about 5% of take home pay.

I work a much less lucrative side gig in my spare time, which I save for our 25th wedding anniversary, it's about 0.3% of take home pay.

[kcowan]

Plitvice is worth a visit.

Yes I met a lady from there at Hastings Race Track who recommended a visit there. And there are plenty of pictures on Webshots. I need some lessons on pronunciation. I am reading a book on the history of the region written by Rebecca West (Black Lamb and Grey Falcon). She loves Rab.

[Square Root]

I spend what I feel like spending on vacations; it varies considerably from year to year depending on where I go and how much time I have off. Like most rules of thumb, I think "vacation as a percentage of income" is a pretty useless yardstick, because someone who makes $42 million a year might spend 0.002% of their gross income on vacations, while someone who makes $20,000/year might spend 10% of their income on a vacation.

Right. I don't think the OP suggested there was a rule of thumb. He probably wanted to get % rather than absolute dollars to even the discussion a bit. I doubt anyone who makes $42 million a year would be posting here.