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Originally Posted by GP_Matt
I am 34 now and at the leading edge of the millennial demographic.
We traveled a ton in out 20's as per the article and I have absolutely no regrets. After graduating university at 22 I would guess that we budgeted at least $12,000 a year for vacations. We lived below our means during the year and then went all out travelling.
Now I have a child and the appeal of travelling internationally is less appealing. I figured as much and didn't want to wait until my 50's to see the world.
I think the travel spend of millennials is mostly related to the delay having kids.
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I'm the same age, and have the same line of thinking here. When I was younger, and didn't have the money to travel, I didn't. Now that I'm a little more established, and have more income coming in, I'm enjoying that luxury for a few years before a snot nosed kid ruins my bank account for 20-25 years.
I pinch pennies year round to be able to afford a couple weeks overseas. Once I have kids, I don't think the idea of travel will be appealing to me, unless I want to go to Disneyland (which I do not). Then when said kids are older, I can pick up the traveling where I left off.