To me, air travel is something I consider a luxury, expensive thing to do, whatever you want to call it and I think it is something taken for granted by many.
I have relatives that live all the way across the country, both are seasoned air travelers, one flies out for work every few weeks (paid for by his company), the other has in the post gone on inter-continenetal flights several times a year for his job. As a caveat, I think the latter one may have paid for his own air travel for some of those trips but not all.
Both are always urging me to come out for visits at least once a year, every year. Since they both live in different states that would be two separate trips.
I go online and look at airfares, and than factor in the costs of checking my bags, parking, etc...etc....and the cost of a trip to see each one approaches $700.00 to $1000.00 easily. Not an amount that would make or break me, but it's also an amount that would set me back in terms of savings, paying off bills etc...and at that point I stop and think that while I love them both as family, I am not willing to incur more debt or miss an opportunity to pay down debt by going to see them.
This all got me to thinking about the title of the OP...does anyone else think that air travel is an expensive thing to do and is something that is taken for granted by many "Oh, well just hop on a plane and see me".
I have relatives that live all the way across the country, both are seasoned air travelers, one flies out for work every few weeks (paid for by his company), the other has in the post gone on inter-continenetal flights several times a year for his job. As a caveat, I think the latter one may have paid for his own air travel for some of those trips but not all.
Both are always urging me to come out for visits at least once a year, every year. Since they both live in different states that would be two separate trips.
I go online and look at airfares, and than factor in the costs of checking my bags, parking, etc...etc....and the cost of a trip to see each one approaches $700.00 to $1000.00 easily. Not an amount that would make or break me, but it's also an amount that would set me back in terms of savings, paying off bills etc...and at that point I stop and think that while I love them both as family, I am not willing to incur more debt or miss an opportunity to pay down debt by going to see them.
This all got me to thinking about the title of the OP...does anyone else think that air travel is an expensive thing to do and is something that is taken for granted by many "Oh, well just hop on a plane and see me".
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