Welcome back budgeteers! Today we are going to be talking about some tips and tricks for planning vacations and/or trips on a budget! Since Winter Break is right around the corner and Spring Break is not too far after I thought this would be the perfect topic for this week’s post!
Starting off, a big thing to consider when planning a vacation and/or trip is when you will be taking the trip. Now, this sounds very obvious but what I mean by this is to try and not plan your trips during peak vacation times. For example, try to travel during the week and not the weekends. This will be a huge benefit in plane ticket prices and many hotels will not be booked during this time.
Another aspect to consider is how many people you plan on traveling with. It may not seem like it but this will affect how much you spend greatly. The more people that you travel with the lower the hotel costs will be, grocery costs, etc. So when you are planning trips with friends try and get a lot of your friends on board so the trip can be not as big of an expense.
Next you will want to consider food. This can be a money eater. A huge tip I would give is to go grocery shopping and cut your food expenses in half. Whether you buy groceries before you arrive or after you arrive, this is a great way to save money. You can still go out to eat and enjoy your trip but you do not need to eat out for every single meal because that will end up being one of the biggest expenses during your trip.
These three main aspects that go into planning a trip are huge things to consider. Once, you get these in order and figure out you are set. Now remember, no trip and/or vacation is going to be cheap so try and set aside a small fund a few months leading up to your trip that can help soften the blow a little bit. Come back for next week’s post to see what we have in store for you!
See you soon!!