How much do you budget?

[ukran1ans]

I usually budget $100/day for food and drink for myself while in Negril. I had that budget for 10 days in early Dec and came home with about $100 in my pocket. I would say half the nights I do a cheap & easy meal , like at Best of the West. The other nights I went to nicer places. I also buy Rum and Coke, Stripes at Mikey's stand to take down to the beach during the day to ease the cost during the week (saving the bar drinks for night time). Since I tend to book trips a half a year in advance, the costs are seasonal (since flight/hotel get jacked in the winter season vs off season) and I don't really have a budget for that since they're paid for so far ahead (put it on a credit card and pay it off). But all that said, Off Season I figure about $1000 flight/hotel staying at whitesands off season and $1400 flight/hotel during the winter season for 8 nights there.