Do you budget for vacation?
So I was just curious if any of you ever budget for vacation? FT'ers and retired need not apply. I have not been able to go on vacation in 3 years (due to financial and other constraints) and so...
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Tvov wrote:
I like to plan. Some people might think it takes away the spontaneity of a situation, but I find I enjoy my self more.
X2. My very very first trip, I went to Hawaii with a sibling. I had $400 in travelers checks for the day to day expenses for a week. Halfway through, I was out of cash and couldn't identify where it all went. I ended up supplementing with a credit card and telling my sibling "I don't have the money, go do that by yourself". I hated that feeling and swore it would never happen again.
So, since then, I have budgeted. I break it out by expense type. I keep a coupon folder for receipts, etc. And as I am on my trip, I check my spending against my budget. This lets me choose to splurge on something (a fancy meal or a purchase or an unexpected entertainment opportunity) without stressing if I've overbudget. And when I get home, I have no bills and have all those memories locmed away in my coupon folder.
