Really started finalizing our summer vacation.
We are going to Yellowstone, and I've been stressing about syncing up flight, rental car, camp reservations, etc. It was a lot harder than I thought, especially since we are going during the busy season.
I paid our deposit and locked in our camping spot.
I reserved the rental car. It ended up being $600 which is kind of stinky. I originally thought it would be $400 but they tacked on $200 for us being under 25. But I am a bit relived to have it reserved, because when I went to reserve it last week the price had jumped up to close to $1,500!!
Now the price is locked in. I will continue to monitor it, and if it goes down anymore I will snag it cheaper.
All that is left to book is the flights. Hopefully tonight, but I have to pay for those up front, so I want to wait until husband is home.
This weekend we are going shopping for a tent, and camping gear for our big excursion. It's going to be fun!
So far the flight + car is right at $1,000. The campground for the week is another $130. Leaving us $370 remaining of our trip budget. Gas will be another $150-$200. That isn't going to leave us much wiggle room. The only other thing we will have to buy is souvenirs, and food, and we will have our normal grocery budget for that week as well. So I think it will be okay. We are splurging a bit since this is our first real vacation as a married couple, if we go over a little it's not a huge deal.
We are not counting our tent, supplies, etc as part of the budget. We both enjoy camping, and needed to buy those things anyway. We will get a lot of use out of them in the years to come.
Trip is Coming Along
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Yellowstone is beautiful. I've been before, but husband has not. Probably one of the best locations in America. I'm excited to go back.
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With their card most rental places will waive the under 25 payment. If you have the card call and ask and if you don't have the card consider buying a membership.
If gives LOTS of discounts every where. Start showing it when ever you purchase something. Sometime theater chains offer discounts. I more than make up the difference in savings for the cost (and peace of mind) of the card.
February 24th, 2015 at 05:45 pm 1424799902
We do have some camping equipment already, and my parents have a lot that we could borrow. (We used to go camping frequently.) But we are trying to buy our own for most of it, just so we can have it for future trips.
We don't have an AAA membership, but I did ask if there was anything I could do to waive the fee, and they said no. Something to do with insurance, out of their control. I did get to use my Sam's Card to get a 25% discount.
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