The Budget Worksheet. Who uses it? Tips or questions? About This Page:

[AllisonG]

I couldn't miss the Budget Worksheet on page 9 of the PP 02'. Beauty.
I know friends who love that worksheet.
Now, I'm not one to budget. Being a DVC member I don't have to worry about lodging. I live in Florida and get huge discounts on park passes, so thats not too much of a concern either.
So, I don't use the worksheet. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
Does anyone else?
Do you have any ideas or tips? [img]graemlins/ears.gif[/img]
Are you ever close to your budget projections? [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[DVC_Don]

We do not use it either. We used to though. We are also DVC members and buy AP's (with a DC discount). So most of the time we just need to scrape up airfare and spending money for our trips. As far as airfare, one of us is usually flying on a free ticket. [img]graemlins/usa.gif[/img]

[Ursunique2001]

I am a budget person. I like to know before hand what certain are expected to cost and then compare at the end how much I over/under spent. I am using the budget worksheet, but my main budget is on an excel spread sheet.

[Tara O'Hara]

I agree with Infinity and Beyond! It is nifty to see what you will plan to spend vs. what you really spend. I always overspend too!~but I always feel like I get my money's worth!

Tara

[Brant]

I like that section too. I always wondered though about the Minimum and Goals column was really about...isn't your minimum usually $0 (cause that's the minimum I'd be willing to spend [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] ), and if you are going trying to create a window, isn't your "goal" going to be your minimum (that would be my goal, to spend the least). Whadduya think?

I like using it though, to keep a record of what I think it will cost and what it actually does turn out to be!

-Jose Carioca

[infinity&beyond]

Yes, I use it! I like to know how much it costs for the whole trip. It is also neat to look back and see how much it has cost on my previous trips. So, I have fun with the budget worksheet. Of course, I ALWAYS overspend when it comes to souvenirs!

[Rooth]

I know I will be using it!! It will be sooo helpful to have all the exchange rates to see my actual costs all in one place.

Rooth

[reinstructor]

My wife is soooooo organized. When she saw the budget pages and the pocket pages, she was sold! They give me a place to put all of my confirmations, receipts, plans, everything in one location. Now I won't worry about losing receipts and not being able to check credit card accounts and bank statements. [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img]

[ 06-13-2002, 05:05 PM: Message edited by: reinstructor ]

[jengen]

Planning for our first trip this October -
the worksheets have been SO handy...
Really gives me a good idea of what we will be spending.
Otherwise, we'd probably go in blind.

I love my PassPorter!!

[katerkat]

I've been using them as reference -- ideas for creating my Excel spreadsheet. Have to put everything on the 'puter, though, so I don't have to add myself.

[Mariposa]

I'm just getting to the point where I've convinced myself that it's okay to write in the Passporter.. [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] So, while I've been planning our budget forever, I may begin writing on the Budget Worksheet sometime in the near future. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Alicia

[stretch2864]

I really appreciated having the budget worksheets for our Nov. 01 trip to WDW. I came out very close as far as what I had budgeted and what we actually spent. The worksheets really helped me to plan ahead and then stay on track. I felt like I didn't forget anything by jotting it down ahead of time on the worksheets. It's amazing how all those little things really add up. Now if there was a Passporter for every destination that I travel to, I would be all set!

[kadterp]

I always use a budget when I plan. Like others, the only thing that I am usually off in is spending money! My DH and I always say to each other, " We were just there last year, what new things can they have? We wont spend alot this year!" That usually lasts for about 2 days there and then our theory is out the window! But this year will be different, we are taking the plane instead of the car, so maybe that will decrease our shopping. Yeah right, who am I kidding! [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

[Laughaholic]

I just started using the budget worksheet this year, since I will be going with my Aunt, Uncle, Cousins, and Grandmother, and I need to buy everything I want. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

[J603]

I will be using it for once I am at the park, but, I have to say, I have inlisted the help of Jean and all her fellow miracle workers for my next trip. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]