Do you tend to overspend or underspend when you go away on vacation?

In comparison to how I am normally (very frugal), you could say that I hae more of a tendency to overspend when I'm on vacation. This is especially true if I know I won't be going anywhere for awhile, I won't worry about spending as much. I agree with you also, it depends on where I am going - if I rarely get there or think I may never return, I'll have a tendency to spend more.

We set a budget allowance for all the things that we will require for the trip. Then we figure out how much we have for "play" time. With this "play" money we buy things that we just want or services. We always stick to the budget. We usually don't have much "play" money though.

IT DEPENDS HOW , WHERE AND HOW MUCH DO U SPEND//!!

We have to save up a long time to go on a vacation. So, when we go, we kinda watch what we spend. We will spend as little as possible on food, but lots more on purchasing things or entertainment. We try to always go to different places.

When I have gone on vacation, I have been pretty good at alloting myself enough to be able to buy things that I know I will want to do. So, I am pretty good about not spending too much. I often find that I have set aside too much thinking I would spend more. LOL But I also have never been to another country. I think if I were to go to another country, I probably would spend more than I planned. LOL

it depends... when i went to hong kong last july, i spent more than what i expected to spend, maybe because it was sale season and most items were marked cheaper... when i went to bangkok which was considered a shopping haven to due to very cheap bargains, i think i spent less...

I generally overspend because what to purchase cannot be determined before taking a trip. Once I am in a place, depending on what is available at what price is decided. Obviously it is deficit financing.

Well, I agree with you. It all depends on where you are going, and if I have allowed to set a Budget on what I need to spend when I am there. I know we have plans on going to New Jersey, NYC, and Washington DC this summer, so that will be an expensive one for us, and easy to over do it. I guess you just need to learn to set yourself a Goal and budget, and stick to it. And try to leave your Credit Cards at home if you can.

I tend to never speed, on vacation or not. So, it would not matter where I was going. My husband is careful to do the speed limit also.

When we go on a vacation I make sure that we don't spend too much so that we can have something for emergency if it happens.

i nither want to over spend or under spend

I tend to overspend and for that reason I tend to avoid too many vacations.

Most of my money on vacations is spent on travelling and food. I like trying local delicacies and food preparations rather than eating the same junk everyday. I like seeing traditions of the place nad travelling places of interest. I don't usually buy things because I believe people try to cheat foreigners or tourists. So, I stick to food and travelling.

We planned our vacation for along time, when we got to the resort we upgraded to full-board , being that we had the kids and my inlaw , we were not able to get out of the resort easily , so it worked out great , we spent less than what we thought

i always live on a very tight budget... and i stick strictly to it as i don't have much money... so far, i always able to resist temptation and stick to my budget... so i don't overspend... have a nice day...

I do underspend on certain things to save and spend on some other high proirity things like i save money on food and entertainment for lots of shopping.

its a case to case basis. when i go to a place far away from the city, the things there are not so expensive and there are not so many things to choose from for me to buy, so i don't spend that much. But if i go to a different place, where there are a lot of good things you can find, i do spend a lot. it also depends on whether i have plenty of money or not- the budget for the trip is decisive.

I always overspend even I plan not to but no way I always overspend because when I travell I must enjoy my time to the full so I didn't put restrictions in spending for myself I buy anything at any time.

It depends. Usually I am very frugal. But when I visit my kids and grandchildren across country once a year I spend, spend, spend, especially eating in cool restaurants I foot the bill for my kids

Yeah it depends much on where I am gpoing but generally, I tend to overspend whenever I am on a vacation. Since going to a vacation means going to a new place that is far different than any other places I regularly visit, I tend to but stuffs that are unique and which reminds me of that place Ive been to. I also tend to splurge much on food and accessories that I am going to wear. Splurging once in a while don't hurt, right?!