Comments on: How Much Cash to Take on Vacation?

By: Georgia Bound Mommy

Georgia Bound Mommy — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 12:17:48 +0000

Me and my 7 year old are planning to go to the Atlanta/Marietta Georgia area next weekend to visit family and friends. Although we will be staying with family. This will cut down cost on hotel expenses, and he’s excited about going, and has plans for mommy to take him everywhere according to him. How much money should I take? No, I will not be using Credit/Debit Cards.

By: Jholmes017

Jholmes017 — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:51:00 +0000

I’m going to both england and dublin for two weeks each place. I’m going to Dublin this december and England in June. How much money should I bring??

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 17 May 2010 23:39:13 +0000

I am going to quebec for four days. I am thinking of bringing $150, thinking I would spend $10 a day on lunch, since the rest will be provided, and $100 on souvenirs for family and friends. To go on the safe side, should I bring $200?? Thank you.

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:07:09 +0000

I am going to Mexico the week of new years, I’m a little lost on how much money i should take for two people. Note that it is not an all inclusive. Our hotel is already paid for and our plane ticket though.

By: jOANN

jOANN — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:29:31 +0000

I am planing a trip to California and i will be driving, We will stay with family for the most part but take of and spend one night in a hotel. For Gas and Food and Entertainment for a family of four I plan to take 1700.00 Not planing on using CC.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:01:14 +0000

My wife & I just got back from Cozumel, Mexico for a week at an all-inclusive resort & we brought $200 & only used about $120 of cash.

By: bk

bk — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:39:27 +0000

you should pay for your girlfriend instead of making her pay you back.

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:38:15 +0000

I bring $15 for each day I’ll be away, which covers things like public transportation fare, donations in museums, and the occasional cup of coffee or ice cream cone. I use my credit card for lodging, airfare, car rental, and meals, and then I pay the credit card balance the day after I get home.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:44:03 +0000

Depending on where I’m travelling I tend to carry between $100-300; I don’t like carrying too much cash but when you get to a place you haven’t been you don’t know what to expect – cash is accepted everywhere, credit cards aren’t

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 06:11:10 +0000

$100 regardless of where I travel unless I know there are no cash machines or cannot use credit cards.

By: CGfromTexas

CGfromTexas — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:40:42 +0000

I look at what my activities for the day are and pull cash out of the ATM to meet those costs. I only put airline, rental car and hotel on credit. I can keep my family of four fed and happy on about $150 to $200 a day.

By: sarah

sarah — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:31:07 +0000

We took about $600 cash to the UK earlier this year and came home with about $400 because getting cash from an ATM was such a better deal than paying the crazy high commissions to exchange cash. For a domestic trip, I would take around $200 tops and charge most things.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:48:25 +0000

Rural? Driving? At least $1000 cash, stashed away, put back into the bank when I get home. [expletive] happens.

By: mapgirl

mapgirl — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:18:55 +0000

I went to NYC last weekend with about $260 and came home with about $20 or 30 in my pocket. If I had left with $500, I probably would have returned with the same, as I did end up breaking out the credit card a few times to ensure I had enough cash for the whole duration. (You can barter better deals if you carry cash.)

By: klerg88

klerg88 — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:24:17 +0000

I should actually clarify my statement…

For both my Vegas and overseas trips, I took $200 in cash with me but the rest was in my bank account. I either got $ from an ATM or from credit/debit card use. While I’m not a big CC fan, I’m not insane enough to carry that many greenbacks with me at once.

By: klerg88

klerg88 — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:45:43 +0000

It varies for me. My wife & I are going to Miami in two weeks but only for the weekend. We’re having a fancy-like dinner at a swanky hotel and that’ll be my biggest expense. Counting cabs to and from two different airports, I’ll probably take $4-500…that’ll pretty much keep me from putting stuff on my credit card.

Now when we go to Vegas, that’s a different story. I usually go out with $1000 and NEVER use a credit card while I’m out there. Mercifully, the last two trips out there, I actually won money so spending-wise, I broke even.

We recently did a 10 day jaunt to Spain & Morocco and did quite a bit of shopping and drinking. I took $1800 for that one.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:45:21 +0000

I usually take about $60 – $100 in equivalent local currency, but I’ve really only ever vacationed in areas where ATMs are fairly available.

By: Ted

Ted — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:34:47 +0000

I generally bring whatever my budget is minus gas, which would go on a gas card. That way I don’t overspend. Its too easy to splurge and lose track of spending when using a card on vacation.

By: Modern Worker

Modern Worker — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:57:06 +0000

Fitting post, being that I’m hitting the road for vacation this week =)

By: j2r

j2r — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:51:22 +0000

Depends on where I’m going. If I’m going to a big city with lots of ATMs available, then probably $100.

But if I’m going to a place in the mountains or more isolated, then probably more. But definitely not more than $300.

Like you, I try to use my cards as much as possible.