My friend said my travel budget was 'all flight, no fun' after seeing my Lisbon plan

I showed her my spreadsheet where I spent $700 on airfare but only $50 for five days of food and activities. She pointed out I was skipping all the local experiences just to save cash, which made the trip pointless. So now I split my budget 60/40, with the bigger part for doing stuff on the ground. Has anyone else had to totally rethink how they split their trip money?

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wyatt_mason1127d ago

Yeah, but what's the point of going then?

alice9914d ago

Well, the point is to actually enjoy the trip.

rivershah27d ago

Wasn't there a blog post about this called the "flight tax"? It argued that if your plane ticket is more than a third of your total spend, you're basically just paying to be somewhere else, not to actually be there. Your old plan with the $50 for everything on the ground is exactly what they said not to do. Splitting it your new way makes way more sense to actually enjoy the place.