Road Trip Results

Well folks, 1400 miles later, the results are in! We managed to drive from Virginia to Florida and back for less than $100 total! (gas, food, etc..) Gas prices were sky-high and ranged from $3.79 to $3.99 per gallon too, so our total would have been much lower otherwise. I kept a log of all expenses as well as the value of what we would have paid had we not used gas cards and packed our own food. I was conservative on the first total and assumed that you would only be eating at fast food restaurants during the trip to and from Florida. (Most folks would have spent around $400-500, but I'm going to assume you all are more thifty that that!)

Total:

Gas: $193.85

Food: $107.00

Grand Total: $300.85

Our total:

Gas: $59.07

Dessert for hosts: $12.00

Cotton Candy: $3.00

Lunch out: $15.00

Starbucks: $3.97

Grand Total: $93.04

 Here's the low-down on how we did it:

• We saved our gas cards from the BP promotion several months ago in addition to gas cards that we earned from using our credit card points, in case you're wondering how the heck we paid for gas.
• I bought snacks from Food Lion with the store credit I earned from last month's promotion.
• Everything we ate on the way to Florida was packed.
• We enjoyed a dinner date (Free babysitting from grandparents!) with a tab of $53.00, but used $45.00 that was given to us as an anniversary present along with $8.00 that I saved from milk bottle deposits. Cha-ching!

As you can see by what we spent our money on, we did splurge on certain things and treated ourselves to little luxuries that we wouldn't normally enjoy. After all, we were on a mini vacation! With a little planning ahead, you can enjoy a great vacation for very little cost- even if you have to drive a long way to do it!