Val,
For us, holidays comes from joint a/c. If want to spend outside of budget, the rest comes from our own pocket. Normally I set aside at least some funds for 1 trip with kids and 1 trip just 2 of us. Each yr budget is around S$3k - S$4k.
Like I explain the trips this yr is more because last yr we didn't spend much. Batam cost us around $500. Phuket around $1k.
As for this yr's trip, so far:
Mar = BKK - $1.5k (4 pax, 4D3N)
May = Genting - $200 (2 pax, 3D2N, most exp and hotel covered by my dad...he won jackpot and plus got points for rooms!)
Jul = Phuket - $560 (2 pax, 5D4N, expenses not included as we had remaining cash abt S$600 from last yr phuket and bkk trip)
Sept = HK - est $2.5k (4 pax, 5D4N, airticket $800, hotel $600, expenses is $1.1k)
Dec = Bali - est $1.2k (4 pax, 5D4N, airticket $220, hotel $440, expenses $500)
Approx $6k this yr.
Good anot? Heehee. Actually I book alot of my airfare in advance. But till now I haven't book for next yr which is pretty surprising. Still debating where to go next Mar sch holis.
My dream is to go Europe which we haven't been yet. *sigh*
Beebee,
You will be very surprise with a child's memory. My son was 2 yrs old when he went genting and he can remember! But my 2nd son, erm...has memory lapse...he cannot remember when we brought him and where we went in BKK. He can only remember the recent trip when they went to underwater world.