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LM
I assume this varies from famility to family, but is there a good rule of thumb on how much is a "right" ammount related with your income?
Is a month's worth of your salary too much, too little, just right?
how do you do it?
LM
Answer
My rule of thumb for *any* entertainment is this: don't spend more than you can earn in the same period of time. For example, if I earn $20/hr, then I'd better not spend more than $40 at a movie theater for a two-hour movie, and yes, this even means not spending more than $20 for an hour-long dinner at a restaurant. Similarly, I wouldn't want to spend more than $800 for a week-long vacation ($20/hr * 40 hrs/week.) The reason is simple... I don't want to have to *work longer* in order to *play less*.
For vacations, we love to go tent camping... and that's great, because it's one of the cheapest family vacations available. As a result, our family tradition is four years of camping vacations followed by one splurge year... and in this case, we'd prefer the splurge to stay within the rule of thumb above, but we're flexible this time, since it only happens once every five years.
As for this year, we're going to go tent camping to Glacier Nat'l Park (we live in the Northwest.)
Have a great vacation this summer!
My rule of thumb for *any* entertainment is this: don't spend more than you can earn in the same period of time. For example, if I earn $20/hr, then I'd better not spend more than $40 at a movie theater for a two-hour movie, and yes, this even means not spending more than $20 for an hour-long dinner at a restaurant. Similarly, I wouldn't want to spend more than $800 for a week-long vacation ($20/hr * 40 hrs/week.) The reason is simple... I don't want to have to *work longer* in order to *play less*.
For vacations, we love to go tent camping... and that's great, because it's one of the cheapest family vacations available. As a result, our family tradition is four years of camping vacations followed by one splurge year... and in this case, we'd prefer the splurge to stay within the rule of thumb above, but we're flexible this time, since it only happens once every five years.
As for this year, we're going to go tent camping to Glacier Nat'l Park (we live in the Northwest.)
Have a great vacation this summer!
Need help with places to see in Soldatna, Alaska?
Q. I'm planning a trip to Soldatna and was wondering where the closest (and best) place is to see land wildlife as well as the best place to see glaciers/aqua wildlife. Is there some sort of national park or guided tour in Soldatna? Thanks.
Answer
The best wildlife viewing is by flight seeing, and there are plenty of them in that area. Soldotna is a community that is a junction city. It is where you decide to go either to Kenai, or on to Homer.
Kenai is a coastal community and the mouth of the Kenai River, a world class salmon fishery; and where there are salmon there are bears.
Kenai is also home to a small caribou herd that roams the tidal flats. It is an old Russian fishing village dating back to the early exploration of Alaska.
The Kenai, and Russian Rivers are world class for salmon fishing. This is where we catch the 60 and 70 pound King Salmon!
Homer is a "quaint drinking village with a fishing problem" (this from a local bumper sticker). Halibut is the mission in Homer. These are the big ones over 200 lbs. The Homer Halibut Derby draws people from across the globe to participate.
The Homer Spit is a feature that is simply great. You can tent camp on the beach or, park your RV in any number of RV areas, both private and city sponsored. Hotel space is generally readily available as well especially at land's End.
Seward is home to many sightseeing venues as well. The Kenai Fjords National Park, just outside of Seward, is gorgeous! Whale watching is very popular here. Lots of tour boats to show you the way.
There are so many things to see in this part of Alaska. Spend some time on the listed web sites to help plan ahead. One thing to take advantage is is the Great Alaska Tour Saver; lots of coupons for two for ones in this.
Have a great visit to the Greatland!
Camai
The best wildlife viewing is by flight seeing, and there are plenty of them in that area. Soldotna is a community that is a junction city. It is where you decide to go either to Kenai, or on to Homer.
Kenai is a coastal community and the mouth of the Kenai River, a world class salmon fishery; and where there are salmon there are bears.
Kenai is also home to a small caribou herd that roams the tidal flats. It is an old Russian fishing village dating back to the early exploration of Alaska.
The Kenai, and Russian Rivers are world class for salmon fishing. This is where we catch the 60 and 70 pound King Salmon!
Homer is a "quaint drinking village with a fishing problem" (this from a local bumper sticker). Halibut is the mission in Homer. These are the big ones over 200 lbs. The Homer Halibut Derby draws people from across the globe to participate.
The Homer Spit is a feature that is simply great. You can tent camp on the beach or, park your RV in any number of RV areas, both private and city sponsored. Hotel space is generally readily available as well especially at land's End.
Seward is home to many sightseeing venues as well. The Kenai Fjords National Park, just outside of Seward, is gorgeous! Whale watching is very popular here. Lots of tour boats to show you the way.
There are so many things to see in this part of Alaska. Spend some time on the listed web sites to help plan ahead. One thing to take advantage is is the Great Alaska Tour Saver; lots of coupons for two for ones in this.
Have a great visit to the Greatland!
Camai
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