How do you know if you have a workable budget for your vacation?

• Google flights is your friend. This is my first stop when researching any trip. Go to www.google.com/flights, search your departure city and where you want to go. This will give you an idea of how much of your budget needs to go towards flights.

• Then take the number of nights you plan to stay in destination and multiply that by $400, at a minimum.

• Add the two together and that's your starting budget for a trip to 2

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