My Life Costs $220 a Day. A Realistic Budget for a Family of Four.

Our budget for a family of four is two hundred and twenty dollars a day. That seems like a lot of money!

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It’s pretty rare that I actually go out and spend $220. We couldn’t possibly be doing so day in and day out.

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Given the uncertain nature of our future budget, I can only do the best I can with the data I have. In today’s post, I’ll review what life at $220 a day might look like for a globetrotting family of four.

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My Life Costs $220 a Day

Not surprisingly, healthcare figures to be tied for the highest line item in our post-FI budget. I’m assuming that even if the ACA survives in its current state, we won’t qualify for subsidies.

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This is a tricky one when you’re planning to spend the majority of the year traveling. What is travel, exactly? Is it the same as a vacation budget?

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In our case, we’re not counting food and drink in this category. We’re going to eat and we’re going to drink no matter where we are in the world.

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I’m upping the budget to $40 a day for a couple of reasons. One, we plan to be exploring new places, and that means eating out more. The second reason is that we’ve got growing boys.

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