Hi,

I'm going into my training for the Army in August. I will be in the Military Intelligence field and feel like I need to go on a road trip. My family is huge and scattered so i want to visit alot of them. I live in Tampa,Florida and my plan is to go up Florida's west coast and the just make a left and go to Texas. I have family there and i could stay the night or day there. After that we will drive to Las Vegas. It has always been a dream of mine to go there so.... im going.Then i will go to California where my Uncle lives. Stay there for a couple of days then head north to Washington. After being in Washington for a couple of days i will then leave and head to Racine, Wisconsin. I have family there and will stay there for a couple of days. After that i will go to Indiana to visit some friends. I don't know how long im going to stay there. Then form there i'm headed to the Big Apple. Yes im going to New York City. Yet another dream of mine and my uncle lives there. After being there for a couple of days im going to Head south on my way back home :(. I'm going to make many stops along the way. I will stop in Washington D.C. Then stay in North Carolina for a couple of days. I have another uncle there. On my way back into Florida i'm just going to keep driving down the East coast all the way to Key West. Leaving Key west i'll go up the west coast of Florida back to Tampa.

I'm estimating that the fuel will be about 1500-1750 dollars and food will be about 10-12 bucks a day. I will have some friends with me and they will help pay for the gas. To save money there will be no sodas(I dont drink soda anyway).... too costly instead we will buy the 24 packs of water and i believe in the end we will save alot of money that way. Can anyone give me any pointers or tips? Maybe redefine my budget for me?

Please and Thanks,

PFC Siegfried
U.S. Army Reserves