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I'm going to Japan in 2 months, for 2 weeks, to see my wife's parents in Japan. (I live in Los Angeles.) They are getting up in years and their health is declin
by chris_mahan 13y ago
I'm going to Japan in 2 months, for 2 weeks, to see my wife's parents in Japan. (I live in Los Angeles.) They are getting up in years and their health is declining so this will probably be the last time we see her dad, and maybe her mom too. The trip will cost $6,000 minimum for the 3 of us to go. My father lives in Texas, and we went this spring. That cost $2,000. Next summer, we may go to France for a couple of weeks to see my mom and a bunch of other relatives. That will cost another $6,000, at least. So, at a minimum, we'll spend at least $14,000 in the space of 15 months to see relatives. Can't do that every year, or even every other year and hope to fund our retirement and my son's college fund.
- _random_ 13y agoWow, did not know that domestic US flights cost that much. I hope you earn well above 100k!
- chris_mahan 13y agoI do, and domestic flights for 3 people cost that much, and that includes the car rental, gas, parking, baggage fees. Luckily I did not have to pay for a motel, and dining out three times a day or the trip to Texas would have cost more than $3K.
- sliverstorm 13y agoOnly one of those flights is domestic- to Texas. Your parent is flying three people, so $660 per person round trip. When you consider the sheer size of the USA... It's an 8 hour flight from Anchorage, and a 3hr 20min flight from San Fran.