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The $74 receipt from my cousin's wedding is why I finally track every dollar
Went to my cousin's wedding in Boise two weekends ago and realized I had zero clue what I actually spent the entire trip. Between the hotel, gas, a gift, and two dinners out, I just kept swiping my card and figured I would sort it out later. When I got home and added it up, the total came to $412 and I honestly could not tell you where $74 of that went. That night I downloaded a free budget app and started logging everything, even a $1.50 gas station coffee. Now I check my spending every Sunday morning with coffee instead of waiting until the end of the month to panic. How do you all handle travel spending, do you set a hard number before you go or just track as you go?
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joel_jones13d ago
How do you keep from going crazy checking every little thing while you're supposed to be having fun on the trip? My wife has a hard number for trips and I have a "just swipe it and pray" system, and you can probably guess which one actually works. I tried the envelope thing once and blew through my food budget by day two because I forgot airports charge you like ten bucks for a sad sandwich. Tracking as you go is smart but I always forget until I'm home staring at a statement wondering who spent all my money. The Sunday morning check in is a solid idea though, it's way less painful than the end of month panic where you add everything up and want to cry.
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