General spending budget- what do you spend

[Hombody1976]

I wish we could 'not have a budget' but unfortunately our funds force otherwise. I have to plan everything and stick to it barring emergencies. 😏

[Tinkerbell]

just got back. onsite with dining plan 2 adultd one child.. spent $1300 in total

[florida addict]

$4000 is our budget this trip for 2 adults 2 teens for 22 nights. tickets and parking paid. kids will have an additional amount each for shopping and we will hopefully have a shopping budget too
have spent up to $10000 in the past on trips but we are talking masses of clothes, golf clubs and a laptop those trips ….cant do it like that anymore though

[Hombody1976]

I'm clearly in the wrong job 😒

[greekgranny]

We have $100 a day for everything for three weeks. Our main meal is usually away from the touristy trail and can be cheapish Mom and Pop or more expensive lake/seafront restaurants. The other meal restores the monetary balance. We very rarely overspend.

[mitch-fishguard]

Having been to Boston, New York and Atlanta in the last year, all having different costs for everything, We spent $200 dollars a day, for food, shopping and anything else you fancy. Im assuming ill spend about $500 for 11 nights in september, as we are on DDP. A $200 gift card should cover Disney incidentals and the $500 will go in WalMart and Tourist shops Id imagine

[scoobydooby]

Op. You’re food is only fully paid for if you’re not eating any TS. Otherwise you need tip money. I budget $4-500 for that for 4 adults on a 2 week on site Disney trip which will include some wine money. About another $100 for incidental tips. Then it depends if you need petrol or Uber’s or parking. You can work that out in advance. Then it’s just what you want to spend. I tend to allow the kids $500 each clothing money in the malls. I tend not to buy much for myself or souvenirs but generally buy a piece of art. I’ve done it on $1000 family of four for 2 weeks on site with no ore paid food but kids were little and the dollar rate was 2 to the pound!

[Firsttimers2018]

Last year was ourf first time to WDW we went for 3 weeks, 2 of them on DDP at AKL and 1 week universal HRH. I think we ended up with about 4k on pre-loaded dollar cards. This was for tips, ubers, LOADS of souvenirs, breakfast and basically whatever we wanted. I approach holidays like "we've worked really hard for this...let's enjoy". Doing HHN this year, 8 nights HRH will take 2-3k as no dining plan. BUT never added anything to CC so no bill when we got/get home. 🙂

[blah11]

I’d want to take £1000-£1500 at least but would probably take a little extra just in case and a credit card.

[blah11]

I figure it’s an expensive holiday with park tickets so I’d rather save an extra year and not be on a strict budget every single day. Last time we went I was glad to not have to say no every time they asked for a slush in the park or a toy in Walmart. Also enjoyed buying myself a few treats and eating steak if I wanted without worrying about it, although obviously that’s not a problem if you’re onsite with dining anyway.