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2 effective ways of tackling your travel budget with YNAB (Part 2)

Travel budget. YNAB 4 rules.One of the key aspects of any travel plan is your travel budget. But how to tackle it on the go? In the previous article I presented a tool I’ve been using called YNAB (You Need A Budget).

Do you want to travel but don’t have the money right now? Do you worry that there won’t be enough time to save for your travel goals?

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2 Effective ways of tackling your travel budget with YNAB (Part 1)

Travel budget. YNAB You need a budget logo.Have you made plans to travel before, but failed to follow through? Did you want to stick to a travel budget but didn’t manage and ended up spending more?

As the organized traveler that I am, the travel budget is one of the key aspects of my trip planning. And I am always looking to improve the way I do things both personally and for my business.

A friend recently recommended a software program called YNAB You Need A Budget (no affiliation) which deals with budgets and expense tracking.

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Are you ashamed of being a tourist?

Being a tourist. Stayue of Liberty, Liberty Island, New York City.Maybe I’m completely wrong, but I feel there is an underlying fear of being labeled a “tourist” instead of a “traveler”, as if being a tourist were something shameful we should avoid.

And in my recent trip to the Center of the Universe (at least by a New Yorker’s standards) I was very aware of my role as the outsider, as someone who definitely doesn’t look from these parts.

But what would I call myself?

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Dead Simple Mexico City (Day 4)

Mexico City, Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacán. Photo: http://wikitravel.org, 2old.In this last installment about the amazingly diverse Mexico City, we finish up with a couple of side trips. But first, here’s what we’ve seen so far:

General idea of how to navigate Mexico City
Day 1: Chapultepec
Day 2: Coyoacán
Day 3: Cuauhtémoc

The country of Mexico offers endless cultural travel opportunities, from incredible history, to incredible art and food.

If you’re in Mexico City and don’t want to go too far for this trip, there are two side trips I recommend you do.

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Dead Simple Mexico City (Day 3)

Mexico City, Aerial view of the Palacio de Bellas Artes. Photo: Wikipedia, Jeses.You now have a general idea of how to navigate Mexico City and two itineraries (Day 1: Chapultepec and Day 2: Coyoacán) to choose from so that you take advantage of the extra days you may have after a business trip.

As I said before, Mexico City is a vast and complex city, but you don’t need to worry about that, because I’ve written this series to make it very simple for you.

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