Comments on: Meet Plan Go Recap: How To Budget Your Trip https://www.budgetyourtrip.com/blog/2010/09/meet-plan-go-recap-how-to-budget-your-trip/ Sat, 13 Jun 2020 18:08:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: Jeremy https://www.budgetyourtrip.com/blog/2010/09/meet-plan-go-recap-how-to-budget-your-trip/#comment-11291 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:22:15 +0000 http://www.budgetyourtrip.com/blog/?p=413#comment-11291 I think planning double is a good myth that people have. I think you should plan to have an emergency fund of at least $2000 to cover any incidentals and plane ticket home (most tickets to major cities in the USA, Europe, and Australia should be had for under $1000 if planner properly).

I also plan to have around $1000 in inflation money to cover the increase of expenses. Planning to have $15 for a room is great, but when youre planning a year in advance the price is sure to go up. A few dollars here and there add up to a lot of inflation.

When I went for 5 months, I exceeded my budget in most places, but decided to do so accordingly, not from unplanned expenses. So it is possible to do enough planning to get it all right the first go around. Takes a lot of time, but worth it if you are on a tight budget.

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