I'm in my 30's and am reasonably comfortable in terms of earning - but even still, I've tended to be a lot more budget orientated of late when it comes to travel.
I've got the point that if I see a *really* good deal for business class etc, I might be tempted - but for the most part, I'm taking the cheapest fares and using LCC's etc. I almost always Priceline/Hotwire my hotels (not brand loyal - if I know the area and the class than I'm generally happy - especially for the PL/HW prices!) if not choosing a cheaper brand directly. When I hit the UK, I quite often stay in budget chains such as Travelodge etc.
For example my next vacation has me travelling transatlantic for €250/$300 dollars return all in and 5 nights at a top rated hotel for €550/$700. Now that's perfectly fine for me. I'd rather have better hotel for the time I'm there, than 8 hours in a bigger seat with some food I don't overly care about for triple the price of my entire trip (at least!). I don't care for fine dining, so will happily scour the local areas for a good deli/store and spend on stuff I want to spend on.
I prefer to pay less and travel more frequently
