Over Half of Millennials Couldnt Afford to Take a Vacation This Year

Over Half of Millennials Couldnt Afford to Take a Vacation This Year Not everyone got away this summer. About 55% of Millennials have not taken a vacation in the past year because they couldnt afford it, according to a survey conducted by DepositAccounts.Maybe part of it is their unwillingness to charge their vacation theyre the generation the least likely to pay for their getaway with a credit card. Instead, the vast majority (72%) budget for their vacations, although 74% wish they even had more money to save for a vay-cay.A little under half 46% of Americans overall opted out of their vacation this year because it busted their budget. Just 35% of Baby Boomers had to skip out.How do people pay for their vacations?Charge it One in four (23%) use credit cards for their forays away from home. (Thirty-four percent of people have been in vacation-related debt).Cash About 39% of respondents primarily fund their vacations with cash.Savings A third of respondents say they have a separate account used just for travel.How much does the average vacation cost?Most people spend just under $1,000. Only 16% spend $3,000 or above.Most Americans (66%) want to be saving more for vacations, especially Millennials (74%) and Gen Xers (72%). Overall, about seven in 10 Americans actually are saving for their next vacation. Sheila McClear--This story originally appeared on Ladders.