Cut Spending & Take A Yaycation!

I have been saying for months now that we need to once and for all delete the awful phrase “Staycation” from the travel lexicon. Well the people at Travelmuse.com are helping to fight the good fight by putting together a handy new widget that will help you figure out ways in which you can save some cash for your next excursion.

Whether it be that long weekend to the shore or that dream month in Tuscany, the people at this great site feature 20 categories to help you figure out ways in which to add more coins to your travel piggy bank. The Yaycation calculator includes items that we can cut back on, like going to the pricier supermarket, to things some of us can eliminate, like that unused gym membership.

I took the Yaycation calculator out for a spin and here are my results:

• I am going to give up my $12/day lunch for three out of the five days a week and brown bag it the other two.
• I usually like to dine out Friday and Saturday nights, but will only now enjoy my local eateries once a week.
• My two year old Razr cell phone still works fine, so I will skip that iPhone purchase…for now.
• Instead of my monthly haircut, I will skip two of them…not a big savings, but every penny counts!
• With those cuts in my budget, I saved a grand total of…drum roll please…$6,012.00!

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The site now brings me to a page that asks what kinds of vacations I enjoy. I picked culinary and urban endeavors. I popped in my home airport (JFK  International) and Travel Muse recommended Buenos Aires, Barcelona, Paris, and Los Angeles. Hmm, not too bad. Three out of the four are destinations that I have been wanting to visit for awhile now. Sorry LA.

Want to see how much you can save? Check out TravelMuse.com and get set for your next Yaycation!

Tags: barcelona, buenos aires, los angeles, Paris, travelmuse