Letter to a Mom Starved for Travel
Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, March, 1999 by James T. Yenckel
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Travelwise, I'm starving," laments Karen, a 35-year-old working mom who dreams of seeing America. But her family's two-income budget - stretched to make payments for a new minivan and to save for her son's college education - just doesn't provide much money for vacations. Is there a way for families like hers to see new places and do new things and not spend a bundle? she wants to know. "I adore my husband and son, but I don't want to be stuck at home.
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A mid-level federal employee in Washington, D.C., Karen (who requested anonymity because of her job) E-mailed her plea to me recently after reading some of my travel articles in a local publication. "I like to try (and sometimes succeed) to budget $50 for lodging, $30 for meals, and $20 for souvenirs a day ...
