132 Dollar Vacation

So we did it. We managed to go on vacation and stay in budget.  Here’s the breakdown and a gallery of pictures from our trip.  Last night I spent a bazillion years typing all this witty narrative to go with the pictures and then it vanished into thin air, so forget it.

As is true of all technology, my blog is out to get me, self-deleting and intractable.

Our vacation was 4 days and 5 nights in a RV campground near Cherokee and Bryson City, NC.  We stayed in an RV along the Tuckaseegee River owned by some of my family, so lodging was FREE (though I did give them some $$ for utilities, etc and they sure as heck better cash that check!)

Diapers, Batteries, Razor, Green Tea: $12.50 (Love me some CVS)

Gas: $87

Hardees on the way up: $13.50

Food Lion for produce and replenishing the paper goods in the trailer: $39  (I know, I know, you are thinking that I’m all back with Food Lion, but I swear, I’m not.  It was all there was and it was on the reservation, so thankfully, I paid 0 tax!  Am I the best rationalizer ever?)  For the most part we brought all our food from home and just ate simply.  We had several picnic lunches.  I just made things I would make at home.

Laundry Quarters: $6

McDonalds on the way home for ice cream: $8

GRAND TOTAL: $132  + some for my family for utilities.

Even though not everyone has access to a trailer on the river for camping, you can still camp for around $25 a night at many places.  So It would still be possible to have this vacation for around $250 even without the trailer.  That’s pretty good for a family of 5 and an AWESOME time.  Check out the pics!

All our activities were FREE and FUN!