My sister and I finally nailed our road trip snack budget.

Wendy Henderson · 2026-02-24T20:50:24.322347+00:00

We spent half what we did last year by pre-packing from home.

Remember the fun of grabbing snacks on the go.

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A podcast last month said convenience store markups are around 300% on drinks. That really shows how much we overpay for the grab-and-go habit. Planning ahead like your sister did is the only way to beat those prices.

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emmay676mo ago

Man, my buddy Chris learned this the hard way last summer. He spent like forty bucks at gas stations in one day just on drinks and chips, then realized he could've bought a whole case of water for that price. Makes you wonder why we ever thought convenience store stops were a good idea.

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simon_robinson6mo ago

Forty bucks pays for the easy choice, not the smart one.

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