I've taken many trips and budgeted for all of them. I plan in advance or if I feel like doing something spontaneous, I reallocate money from another budget item or from my discretionary bucket.

> I'm about to take a trip to Europe, which would never have been possible if I had "budgeted".

Curious why ? Sounds like the same thing

Hey, I might have missed the mark, but it was intended to be tongue and cheek. I don't "like" budgets because they force me to live within my means.

Ignore them, and you can do whatever you like! You do have a point though, I could probably bring the cost down and still manage it... this is what budgets are for.