People don't have enough cash to spend during vacation?

I completely agree that it's dumb not to save for an emergency, but personally I don't see any need to budget $5000 to spend while on vacation. The best things in life are free - and one certainly doesn't need to have $5k in spending money while on vacation just to enjoy yourself - even when traveling to more expensive destinations. Blowing through $5k on a vacation just on spending money not the vacation itself is what is ridiculous.

Your logic for carrying cash instead of using credit cards is just foolish - if you're robbed the old-fashioned way (still far more common than identity theft) you have absolutely no recourse to get your money back. If you're using a credit card you can report it stolen and not be liable for any purchases you didn't make.

I don't think you're in any position to criticize others when you're spending excessive amounts and unsafely at that.

It's not that we can't afford to, it's that we think it would be absurd to do such a thing. Five thousand dollars? In cash? For vacation? That's an astounding waste of money. I don't think I've ever spent that much for a family vacation, and I've got four kids.

I went to Europe, Paris, Rome, the works. It was fun, I wont lie. My best vacation, though, was here right in my country camping by the Grand Canyon for next to notihing a night with my family and friends. Money doesn't make a vacation memorable...

Never mind criticizing people for not having enough cash when on vacation. UNLESS you are really upper class, own your cash-cow type of business, are single and making at least $60k a year, MAKE SURE YOU YOURSELF do not spend so much on vacations! Remember nothing, not even SOCIAL SECURITY benefits, unemployment, disability, nor welfare are any longer SECURE!!!!

you might be criticizing individuals for not planning their vacation money properly but look further, like the US Gov't that is spending money like there is no end and a good portion of it is borrowed money!