My son asked me two years ago to take him to DC, and we told him we would after we paid off the CC, actually thinking back on it, it was one of the major reasons we got our act together to seriously pay off the CC.
We now have th eCCs paid off, and money saved for our trip..in ING so we wont go spending it.
Now the question, do we take the money out and put it in the checking now to use a checkcard in DC, or do we dust of a CC and use it..or do we buy travelers checks and use them....
I think the checks would limit our spending, but be a royal pia...I think the transfer would leave me very likely to use it all, and hte goal is to leave some for a seed for next years vacation.
but then if we use the CC we will have to pay it off imediatly or risk a fee..which I do not want.
I think I will make it a goal to write down all the reciepts each night before sleep to help keep us on target. but still use the CC (after double checking on the float thing) and then when we get the bill transfer the amount we spent out of ING, and only the amount. leaving the rest as a seed.
I hope it works.
Vacation comming up, a real one
September 18th, 2006 at 02:10 pm
September 18th, 2006 at 08:17 pm 1158610665
September 19th, 2006 at 01:02 am 1158627738
HOWEVER!! First you must establish a budget for the trip. Your idea about writing everything down as you go is great and is supported by looking at it each night. If you establish a budget for the trip, even a per day budget is helpful, then it'll help you stay on track and eliminate some guilt feelings when you get home.
I live near and work in DC and would love to give you some good, cheap advice on some things to do and some ways to save money while you are here. Send me an email and I'll elaborate a bit more. The one thing I love about DC is the ability to do so many things for free.
September 19th, 2006 at 02:36 am 1158633412
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