Lyliana

I'm going to tell you something nobody says in travel blogs because either they don't know it or they're too embarrassed to admit it: spending more on certain things isn't a luxury, it's a strategic decision. And spending less on others isn't being cheap, it's knowing exactly what adds value to your experience and what doesn't. The difference between the two isn't your budget. It's the logic behind each decision. I don't have an unlimited budget. Never have. But I do have a system for deciding what I spend on, what I don't, when it's worth leveling up, and when the fifty-peso bus is exactly the right call. And that system is what I'm going to walk you through in this chapter, without exact numbers because prices change and because what matters isn't how much something costs but how you calculate whether it's worth what it costs. It all starts with a very simple question I ask myself before spending anything on a trip or ex...