Trip Budget Planner — Planned vs Actual by Category
Plan a trip budget across transport, lodging, food, activities and misc, log actuals, and watch progress bars track your spend. Manual multi-currency display.
How to use this tool
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Set your home currency and display rates for any other currencies.
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Enter a planned amount per category (transport, lodging, food…).
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Log actual expenses as you travel — with a category and note.
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Watch the progress bars: remaining per category and overall.
Frequently asked questions
▸How does the multi-currency display work?
You enter your own display rate for each currency (e.g. 1 EUR = 1.08 in your home currency) and every amount is shown in your home currency using YOUR rate — this hub deliberately ships no converter; that lives in the calc-tools hub.
▸What categories can I budget?
Transport, lodging, food, activities and misc by default, plus any custom categories you add. Each shows planned vs actual with a progress bar and remaining amount.
▸Can I track spending day by day?
Yes — log each actual expense with a category and note; the planner totals per category and flags any category over budget.