we are trying to plan a vacation with two families. one with 2a + 3k, the other 2a + 4k. so being large families we are trying to figure out what value resort we can stay at. kids range from 3-9yrs. thanks for your suggestions.
if you're wanting to stay at a value resort hotel, i'd encourage you to look into the family suites at disney's art of animation resort or disney's all-star music resort. they both offer rooms that sleep up to six guests with two bathrooms, kitchenettes, and plenty of room to spread out a bit.
i can only give you estimates based on what we spend with a family of 4. i am a stay at home mom, my husband commutes about 20 minutes to work and i have a teenage driver (16 year old girl) and a teenage boy with a huge appetite. i am now spending about $200 a week on groceries with two teenagers. gas is costing us about $100 a week. car insurance is about $400 per year. our housing runs about $1,800 per month with insurance. we live in a nice neighborhood but our house is only about 2200 sq. ft. you can definitely get larger homes for less money in a less expensive neighborhood, but i would defintely stay on the east side -- sandy and draper are nice. if you go on the west side, be sure it's southwest -- south jordan, riverton, bluffdale. 

since i'm digressing, i'll just continue on this bent. your better schools are on the east side -- anywhere on the east side. if you want to go north of salt lake, consider bountiful, and fruit heights (good schools, but slightly more expensive) stay away from ogden, woods cross and layton. traffic into and out of davis county is horrendous.

if you go one county south (utah county) you have an excellent school district with alpine. avoid lehi. alpine and highland are lovely little suburbs with great schools and a great atmosphere nestled right up against the mountains. home prices and taxes are higher than other places (like american fork, pleasant grove and orem) but they are very sweet places to live. if you're not mormon i probably would'nt consider them -- they're about 98% mormon. mormons are very nice people typically (i know -- i am one) but you're kids might feel a bit left out not being one of the majority.

ok, back to the topic at hand. if you would like to email me, i would be happy to tell you what we make and how we live, but i'd rather not broadcast that all over the internet. email me at daves\_comet@yahoo.com. i would be happy to answer any questions you may have about moving to salt lake. let's just say that i moved here 20 years ago and i have never found a place i like better. i have lived in many cities in different parts of the world, but this is where i hang my heart.

good luck. i would think it was time to talk to the one who thinks you think are a moron and explain why you have given the other child money and what you really think of them.  if you want visits, tell them how much you appreciate them.  build a better relationship with both. This is the great conundrum. Should I stay or should I go. Ultimately only your heart can answer this. But I would consider balancing on a two sided scale the weight of a casual fuck and a baby 👶 and then the weight of your family broken up divorce and spending the rest of your time seeing your kids half the time or less and likely being raised by another step dad. I'm not suggesting you choose one or the other. I'm merely suggesting you weigh in the reality of both sides and what they mean in the long run. I feel for you because I've been there and know it's very very hard. You will know what you must do but take a little time to think before making rash decisions.   
I wish you the best. And hope whatever happens you will be happier for those decisions you make. 😔 take a cruise from san diego. holland america line travels to mexico for 7 - 10 days from san diego. great food, great prices, and lots of touring in each city they stop in. i just went on the 7-day and i loved it. i got to see puerto vallarta, mazatlan, and cabo. mazatlan was my favorite. so beautiful and cultural. don't go through a travel agent that is going to charge you for their services. most agents are paid from the company they book you with and should not be over charging you for the same thing you could book on your own. they will charge an extra fee for airline reservations just because the airlines do not pay them commissions anymore. if you go on a cruise you can call the company direclty. my life at this precise moment has been alot better,i got a phone call at 5am this morning from my daughters friends mam (my daughter had gone camping with her friends family)saying that my daughter has been vomiting and isn't feeling very well and my daughter really wants to come home,so i got my mam to baby sit my 3 other children and i drove to wilson's promontory(4 hours drive from me)to get my daughter.i got there fine,but on my way back i vomited and had to pull over for an hour until i felt a bit better to drive.it took 6 hours to get home,as i had to keep pulling over to be sick.when i got home i couldn't wait to get to bed,but when i got home my 3 other children were all in bed vomiting and feeling just as sick,so at the moment i am on here trying to keep myself awake until my husband gets home from work so i can go straight to bed.(keep your fingers crossed for me that my husband doesn't come home sick as well and that every one is feeling better soon. first, thank you for serving our nation.


second, it will be important to understand your stage in life. presumably, you may be turning 19 after your a-levels or 20 after your poly studies. either way, you are young and have a long investment runway ahead of you.


third, where can you place your money while you serve the nation for the next two years?


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assuming you can get emergency funding if needed from your parents, then you must decide the risk you want to take in placing the money.


the safest (lowest risk) with no return is to literally keep your money in the safe. that’s not the best way frankly when there are slightly riskier ways to grow your money with decent returns.


one possibility is to place into a bank savings account in singapore, preferably in a fixed deposit which offers a higher return than the basic savings account.


however, i would recommend investing in a well-diversified global portfolio, especially when you have two years of runway to grow your money. after all, it will be good to have good returns after you complete your national service to help you meet expected expenses when you further your studies or take a well-deserved holiday.


investing globally is easy with robo-advisers. pick one which is fully automated where you don’t have to make decisions except how much to invest. in selecting the robo, check if the risk management is done by machine learning ai or if it is managed ultimately by a human manager. diversification requires massive data analytics, which is not humanly possible. yet it is easily done with the computing power available today.


before you start, you need to know or select your own risk profile. it is not easy as most people do not do what they say. further, conventional risk profiling poses technical questions which some people may not fully understand. instead, look for risk profiling tools which reflect your personality and risk-reward behaviour. using such a tool that can analyse your risk-reward attitude is a critical step to start your investing journey.


www.squirrelsave.com.sg it depends how much you would have to pay out on your current lease. christmas jigsaw - christmas jigsaw is a game for children from 2 to 8 that features 40 different puzzles to solve. it has 4 options for the number of pieces: 5x5,6x6,7x7 and 8x8. the game has auto-save when is interrupted. mom's going through her "cougar" phase and this guy won't stick around for long. just have a talk with mom about making sure she doesn't lose too much money to this adventure. here are a few that i usually recommend: