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ExtremeCaution · #1 08-09-2009, 11:49 AM

...fuel, your food on the road, visiting room money, hotel/motel or anything else (hair, nails

).

It usually costs me about $50 for a visit, between gas and all.

I love to be able to see him, but sometimes I'd rather put that $50 in our phone account and get 25 15-min. calls. Choices, choices...

ilovetroy · #2 08-09-2009, 11:57 AM

I can sometimes get away with a visit costing me sixty dollars. Sometimes at most it cost me 100 dollars and that's only a one day road trip.

lynnetta · #3 08-09-2009, 12:04 PM

it cost me 150.00 in gas and 75.00-100.00 for food

daddy girl · #4 08-09-2009, 12:12 PM

It cost me $230.00 for the 2 night stay at the hotel and
roughly 80.00 for gas. for food it's a little less because i only have to
buy food for myself when im at the hotel. but my husband always have money sent to me for the cost for the hotel and gas.

Critter07 · #5 08-09-2009, 12:35 PM

It costs me anywhere from $400 to $800 to visit my baby, depending on how far in advance I can book a flight and if I can borrow his dad's truck to get to the facility or if I have to rent a car. I'm in PA and he's in MS...

Mrs. Tillmon · #6 08-09-2009, 12:56 PM

I have to rent a car for at least 2 days which is about $80.00. Plus gas is about $50.00 drive the 2 1/2 hours away visit on a Saturday or a Sunday. Plus Get 20.00 in quarters for the visit itself for him. I would say about 150.00 for a visit.

dutchgeinponem · #7 08-09-2009, 12:59 PM

I fly in from the netherlands for 2weekends about once every 2 months so i dont really want to say/think to what it costs a year :-( But its worth every penny :-)

khansgirl · #8 08-09-2009, 01:27 PM

When I went to see him in April, it cost me almost $800.00. We love to shop and get bored with the same outfit, so I had to buy new clothes. I booked everything in advance, so I did save some money. He's 8 miles from Canada, so you can imagine that it was expensive to go see him. If I had to do it all again, I would. We really enjoyed each other.

marcswifey · #9 08-09-2009, 01:32 PM

It cost me about $250-$300 for a weekend visit.
Roughly $80-$100 for a car rental
$60 for gas for the 3 hours drive
another $60-$80 for food during visit
and $50.00 for hotel.

MARVSGIRL143 · #10 08-09-2009, 01:30 PM

hello, i spend about 36.00 on gas for a 4 1/2 hr. drive and 20-25.00 on quarters and then about 20 more dollars on gas to get back home and thats pushing it, but it is worth the trip because seeing my fiance mkes everything alright.

nutty7688 · #11 08-09-2009, 02:21 PM

When I went for my first visit just a few weeks ago I spend over 900.00. Here is the break down:

Airline Round Trip: 450.00
Rental Car for three days: 250.00
Hotel for three days: 240.00
Total: 940.00

Mine you I am coming from Ohio and he is in CA, I drove from San Fransico to Atwater which is roughly an 85 mile distance, so gas also should be factored in at 80.00.

AaronsBeautiful · #12 08-09-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by nutty7688

When I went for my first visit just a few weeks ago I spend over 900.00. Here is the break down:

Airline Round Trip: 450.00
Rental Car for three days: 250.00
Hotel for three days: 240.00
Total: 940.00

Mine you I am coming from Ohio and he is in CA, I drove from San Fransico to Atwater which is roughly an 85 mile distance, so gas also should be factored in at 80.00.

Nutty your up their around me me. It is not cheap to see our men but it is worth it to see my husband. That cab service and buss serves screws people comeing and going.

nutty7688 · #13 08-09-2009, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by AaronsBeautiful

Nutty your up their around me me. It is not cheap to see our men but it is worth it to see my husband. That cab service and buss serves screws people comeing and going.

Your right, I was surely well worth the trip

.

queenshabazz · #14 08-09-2009, 03:15 PM

At least you get to talk to him... Here in the backwoods state of Texas we are just now getting phones.... If I could hear his voice before going to sleep just to say goodnight would be ......... I can't even find the words to explain.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ExtremeCaution

...fuel, your food on the road, visiting room money, hotel/motel or anything else (hair, nails

).

It usually costs me about $50 for a visit, between gas and all.

I love to be able to see him, but sometimes I'd rather put that $50 in our phone account and get 25 15-min. calls. Choices, choices...

WDT's 4 ever · #15 08-09-2009, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by queenshabazz

At least you get to talk to him... Here in the backwoods state of Texas we are just now getting phones.... If I could hear his voice before going to sleep just to say goodnight would be ......... I can't even find the words to explain.

You are so right about the phones. By the time I spend money for gas, vending machines and then never knowing if they are going to allow a contact visit or not...a phone call each night would be absolutely heavenly.

sympathetic man · #16 05-24-2010, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by WDT's 4 ever

You are so right about the phones. By the time I spend money for gas, vending machines and then never knowing if they are going to allow a contact visit or not...a phone call each night would be absolutely heavenly.

You can go and visit him if he is in Huntsville or Bastrop. Check with ReadyGo Transpo. They offer weekly rates and they do all the driving in an air conditioned Bus. call a rep for details.

kittyraw · #17 08-10-2009, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by queenshabazz

At least you get to talk to him... Here in the backwoods state of Texas we are just now getting phones.... If I could hear his voice before going to sleep just to say goodnight would be ......... I can't even find the words to explain.

i know just what you mean my husband is in a town called spur tx and it sucks i am in houston so it would be a great feeling to be able to say goodnite once in awhile

RedzReyna · #18 08-10-2009, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by queenshabazz http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/pto...s/viewpost.gif
At least you get to talk to him... Here in the backwoods state of Texas we are just now getting phones.... If I could hear his voice before going to sleep just to say goodnight would be ......... I can't even find the words to explain.

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Originally Posted by kittyraw

i know just what you mean my husband is in a town called spur tx and it sucks i am in houston so it would be a great feeling to be able to say goodnite once in awhile

Girls I am right along with ya'll - it does suck here in Texas my man is locked up too; and I would give anything to hear his voice at least once a day; even if it was just his name on the recording; this phone system here in TX is so strick it's ridiculous.

rainbow200967 · #19 08-09-2009, 03:46 PM

It cost me 20:00 to visit.when my son went to prison my daughter,son-in,-law and I moved here to Augusta,I just thank God every day that we were able to find a house here as soon as we did

Kat · #20 08-09-2009, 04:00 PM

I can only visit twice a year,I am in Calif he is in Ga.When I go I stay for 2 weekends (so 11 days)With the flight,car,motel,gas.food,it cost me around 2K

AaronsBeautiful · #21 08-09-2009, 04:25 PM

Since i am in Nebraska and he is in NY it is well over a thousand dollars. I fly to the city that is next to plattsburgh i was taking a cab too and from the prison. My fair to get to Plattsburgh is out rageious to me it is like a 125.00 just to get from Burlington to Plattsburgh and visa versa going back. I was so way over my budge I had to call my family and had to have them send me more money to get back home. I'm driveing their and back this time i want to see how much that cost me verses flying plus my children are going and my grand baby. Their has not been one time that i flew to ny and my ticket was less then 500.00 or should i say 495.00 plus i have to pay for luggage and that runs the cost back well over 500.00 I have been flying delta lately they charge for your bags to go their and back. So i hope me drivieng makes a difference. This other crap i can not take dealing with pulling all my things out of my luggage being held up almost missing the plane becasue I am a diabetic. Then my luggage gets searched again because of my syrenges. For what i have to pay i get invonvienced alot.

2nice · #22 02-13-2010, 07:44 PM

For a long weekend is can cost me from $1600!
Flight - $800
Hotel - $300
Car rental - $240
Food - $40
Gas - $100
Vending - $75
Nails, feet, clothes - $200

dianna40 · #23 04-02-2010, 02:00 PM

I spend about $145.00 dollars in gas and I stay 2 nights at the Marriotte Residence Inn which is about $202.00 for 2 nights the kitchen is in the room so I will spend about $50.00 on groceries. And when I drive through NC and see all the outlet stores thats another $100.00 easily. And If my 15 year old son ride with me I automatically add $100.00 for the things he want to purchase maybe a little less. the total I spend is about $600.00 which is always a great vacation and I arrange my visits with the seasons which make time fly we only have 17 months left

. And this will be all over.

ROBERT'SWIFE · #24 06-13-2010, 02:49 PM

I'm in Cali he's in Miss. So with airfare, motell, food, gas, car rental, hair, nails. About 1,000. For those ladies that spend $100.00 or less please appreciate it. My man was sent out of state due to overcrowding, and I would complain so much about the $100.00 I had to spend to go see him and now I would shoot somebody in the leg to have that back. Just kidding about the shooting part.

mrz.tay29 · #25 06-30-2010, 05:18 PM

IT COST ME OVER $1000...PLANE TICKETS, HOTELS, RENTAL CARS, CLOTHES 4 ME, GETTN MY HAIR DONE, FOOD FOR DINNER AND MONEY FOR HIM AND I WHEN I GET N THE PRISON...IM STAY N THE BAY AND HE IS NOW IN MISSISSIPPI...I CANT WAIT UNTIL THIS IS OVER IN 3 YRS....IM GETTN READY FOR ANOTHER TRIP RITE NOW IN AUGUST...