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Writer's pictureLerea Mares

How to travel on a budget


So, you followed your budget and allocated enough to your savings to go on that trip on your vision board. Now what?


You won't be surprised by my suggestion to use a spreadsheet.


There's a fine line between budgeting and 'saving' while on vacation. I'm not asking you try to stay under your budget or skip out on a once in a lifetime experience to stay under budget and 'save' money. You earned that money, saved that money, and now you deserve to use that money!


Traveling Tips:

*Get a Chase United Airlines card and book a United Vacation Package. By booking with your credit card, you and a guest passenger get one checked back and one carry-on each! We were traveling with four passengers, so we were able to get all bags included in our flight for free!

*Either use a credit card with rewards that has a zero balance at the start of your trip or the cash system. Using a credit card is preferable because you get rewards points, but don't underestimate the cash system. It really works for people that cringe at the though of breaking a $100 bill. You just need an easy way to track.

*Tracking for 'there's an app for that people.' Yes, there are, many of them. I've used 'Trail Wallet Travel Budget.


I used my spreadsheet in Vegas & had a blast within my budget!

Vegas Musts? The High Roller, Slotzilla Over Fremond, & jumping off the Stratosphere. I'm a thrill seeker!

I wasn't a huge fan of the big drinks everybody gets, but I did enjoy The Candy Martini Bar. Make sure to make a reservation!

I wasn't super impressed with the food, but the basic fish & chips from Gordon Ramsey's place was really good!

Gambling was fun, but we did not win :(.

Treasure Island was a great hotel to stay in that had plenty of food, drink, shopping, and gambling options.

How do I get my free spreadsheet? Subscribe and get access to free downloads, that include my travel budget spreadsheet.


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& see how I used it on my trip to Vegas!


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