{"id":237219,"date":"2019-05-30T10:39:22","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T17:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/getrichslowly.org\/?p=237219"},"modified":"2023-12-05T14:18:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T21:18:04","slug":"travel-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getrichslowly.org\/travel-spending\/","title":{"rendered":"How much I spent during two weeks of travel"},"content":{"rendered":"
I like to travel. Over the past decade, I’ve probably made an average of two international trips per year. But you know what? Never once in that time have I tried to track how much I spend while exploring the world. Sure, I log my numbers in Quicken (as I do for everything), but I’ve never analyzed the cost of an individual trip.<\/p>\n
This month, I flew to Europe to hang out with my cousin Duane again. He and I enjoy traveling together. Because I was curious, I decided to be diligent about tracking my expenses for this trip.<\/p>\n
Note, however, that I didn’t try to do anything different. I didn’t adjust my normal behavior simply because I knew I’d be reporting to GRS readers. I did what I always do. I spent in ways that felt normal to me.<\/p>\n
I don’t need a fancy hotel, for instance. Neither does Duane. We’re happy with cheap, simple lodging. And because most of the time we don’t book rooms in advance, we don’t hunt for the best deal. When we decide to stop for the night, we look for a place to stay. When we find something reasonable ($50 per person per night is our target) and available, we book it. We don’t continue to search. We’d rather use our time to explore our surroundings.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, we’re both willing to splurge on food from time to time. Our rooms aren’t important to us, but what we eat is<\/em>.<\/p>\n Similarly, we’ll pay to see special sites, but mostly we’re happy visiting free museums and\/or walking around a city. We don’t pay much for tours, etc.<\/p>\n So, how much did I spend for two weeks in Europe? Let’s find out!<\/p>\n