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Just realized I was doing my travel budget all wrong
I mean, for like two years I tracked every single coffee and bus ride in a spreadsheet, thinking that was the smart way. Then last month in Lisbon, I met another nomad who just uses one fixed daily spend number for fun stuff, no itemizing. He said, 'If you have to think about a 3 euro pastry, you budgeted wrong.' That hit me. I was wasting maybe an hour a week logging tiny things for no real gain. Now I just set aside 40 euros a day for food and fun, and it's so much simpler. Has anyone else switched from super detailed tracking to a simpler method?
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casey8185mo ago
Sounds like you were budgeting for your budget.
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owens.jenny6mo ago
It's the same with grocery lists and calorie counting.
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grace_wells986mo ago
But what if you need to track something? Like, my friend has to count carbs for medical reasons. It's not about control, it's just info. A grocery list stops you from forgetting milk. Sometimes the numbers are just tools, not rules.
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