Manage Travel Expenses Effectively & Digitally
Discover innovative ways to manage travel expenses while enjoying your trips. Learn how to plan your travel digitally without needing an internet connection, ensuring a stress-free and budget-friendly experience.
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When is offline digital budgeting a real travel hack?
Almost every person tracks their expenses while travelling, through apps that need internet access. But there are certain alternatives how we can track our expenses while offline.
Three situations when you need alternatives /offline digital budgeting
a. Travelling in train with no or poor signal. b. Travelling internationally without data. c. Trying to stay focussed & avoid distractions.
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5 ways to manage travel expenses 100% digitally without internet
1. Setting up a budget sheet in excel
The first thing before packing travel bags, setting up budget sheet in excel is must.
Preparing a personal travel budget excel sheet which include categories like a. Travel dates b. Transport,Accommodation,Food. c. Emergency Funds.
2. Tracking the expense on the go without internet
To track expenses and budget even in places with no-network coverage.
a. Noting down and tracking everyday expenses in local currency (INR). b. Using Excel formulas to auto calculate daily and total cost c. Using apps that work offline without data.
3. Avoid overspending
Offline line tracking tools help us to stay focused on the decided plan and provide no exposure to a. Advertisement. b. Notifications. c. Social media Fomo.
4. Handling currency exchange through excels
While travelling abroad handling currency exchange without conversion apps. This helps to understand the real expenditure while spending abroad.
a. Manually inputting currency rate in excel before starting the trip. b. The spending / expenditure amount in (INR) is auto calculated in excel.
5. Carrying printable budget planners
The budget planners are old school types but while using digitally, it enhances the tracking and keep ourselvesfocused during the trip. Budget planners can be downloaded once and then carry it in printable or pdf format (editable).
a. Categories with daily boxes. b. Customisable as per requirements. c. Bringing memories from the trip like where you visit what you bought and how much you spend.
Closing Remarks
The budget planners are old school types but while using digitally, it enhances the tracking and keep ourselvesfocused during the trip. Budget planners can be downloaded once and then carry it in printable or pdf format (editable).
a. Categories with daily boxes. b. Customisable as per requirements. c. Bringing memories from the trip like where you visit what you bought and how much you spend.
