Would You Travel If You Do Not Have Enough Funds?

I would send the one or two people from the family who actually need to go back to attend to the matters. The rest of the family would not make the trip. As you said, it is not a trip for leisure. If that is the case, why does the entire family need to go? As for the gifts, I would choose inexpensive, small items that are very specific to the area in which I live--good candies, framed photos of the local scenery (I live in a picturesque area), etc.

I would still travel if I didn't have enough funds. I would maybe take out a zero percent credit card. I would bring some small and cheap presents for my relatives and friends. I great that you can afford your flights. On my cheapest trip I flew early in the morning to Italy and then took an overnight bus down to Croatia. I stayed in my tent, a private room and a youth hostel. I did self catering to keep my costs low. Good luck going ahead with your trip with limited money.

I think I wold do what previous posters have suggested and just send one person back to deal with the business matters. I am not certain about the gifts...I wouldn't want to go into debt just to please people or to buy them things they don't need. I think I would just see how much I could budget for gifts and then all the gifts would have to fit into the budget.

It's hard to travel with not enough funds so I don't really do that. However if you really have to arrange something and that is an urgent thing then I think you need to look for a way to make the travel more economical. How about if only one or two from your family will go? If one or two can do that urgent thing... then why not?

as for me, i would not go if i don't have enough money for expenses because it will be hard and we will not enjoy the trip and stay that much,.we cannot really move if this is the case. it is important that when we go on a trip we have enough money for all the expenses. i think i would just postpone the trip and wait until i have enough money for the expenses.

If i were you on your case i will not go if I don't have enough money to go here. Because as you've said Filipino's expect a lot if you work abroad or if you come abroad. Like in our family after a long stay of my sister-in law here in Philippines they argued about money. It's sad because it's just once in a life that you are together but there's argument regarding with money.

I would not travel without enough money , some country require a minimum also . My culture also expect a foreigner should treat them , but we are getting less of that . I would not go if I was in your situation .

Well i can understand your situation very well. I think before making a trip to your home country, u should at first secure yourself by saving as much as money for the trip so that at any point of the journey u guys do not face problem regarding the monetary issues. It is always better to go for savings and try to avoid unnecessary expenditure before a trip so that they can be used for the expenses during the trips. In my case,i would have preferred to accumulate enough funds and then only would have planned for a trip as money is the most vital part for any trip. What say?

Yes I will, and to heck with the presents and treats. Whenever I travel, I don't hand out presents especially to those who keep on asking me for it. I don't want them to get used to the idea that whenever I'm in town, I will be giving everyone something. If I want to give them something, then I will out of my own accord. But I don't want them to expect that it will happen every time. Besides, like you said, you have some personal business matters to attend to. You're travelling for your own business, and not to meet up their expectations. I would make sure of course that when I travel, I have enough budget for my lodging, food and other miscellaneous expenses the entire time I'm away.

i remember reading an article that said they'd rather travel to europe and other parts of asia to avoid the added expense and expectation of buying gifts and treating everyone when they visit. keep your presents simple and send the box of goodies ahead of time. staying with family has its ups and downs because you can't do as you please, but at least you and your belongings are safe, and they can help you get around. i'm sure they will be constantly cooking for you so tell them ahead of time if you can't make it to lunch or dinner. i think you just have to tell them ahead of time that you have a limited budget but you also have to be consistent in what you say and do while you're here. you'll feel a lot of pressure, but i think it's better than getting into debt just to please everyone.

I don't want take risk. I like to travel with full money in my pocket. Don't ever think to travel without money in your wallet. It is very dangerous. You can imagine if you got sick or may be emergency situation that you don't know, you always have backup fund .