1. Looking back over the work you did today in the "CAMTing We Will Go Activity" think about the different options you came up with for the cost of attending the CAMT Conference in Houston. Provide a summary your travel plans.
2. Also, include in your summary a detailed projected itemized budget even if it exceeds the $500. If your budget does exceed the allotted amount then provide suggestions or request from your peers for suggestions on how you could cut your budget.
Drive: Tuesday from Euless to Houston
ReplyDeleteSaturday afternoon return from Houston
540 miles round trip - $286.00 @ $.55 per mile.
Lodging: FREE staying with a friend in Pearland.
Food: $242.82
Total: $528.82
To not go over $500 I plan to eat less than $71 a day.
Does your friend have room for anyone else?
DeleteYou can still eat like a royal on less than $71 a day. You just may come out the best at being under $500. It is awesome that you have a friend to stay with.
DeleteI am going to drive down to Houston on Tuesday afternoon from Richardson, Texas.
ReplyDeleteMilage- 256 one way. Total miles 512 miles at $0.55 per mile= $281.60.
Lodging: Free- I have family in Sugarland and Katy, Texas I will stay with.
Food will be $213.00.
Camt fee paid by my school.
Total- $494.60. Yeah!
Total-
CAMT Fee - $95
ReplyDelete534 Miles @ $0.55 - $293.7
Lodging - $231
Food - $204.48
Grand Total - $824.14 wow.
So that I do not spend over $500, I will share gas fees with a buddy. I will also spend less than the daily allotment on food.
Whoa! Have you figured out how you are going to lower your cost? I am very surprised by your total. I seriously doubt that you will spend that much on food. Good luck.
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Travel: Driving down from Mesquite, TX with Kelli Fields(fellow Xtreem Algebra Buddy) $0
ReplyDeleteParking: since Kelli is driving I will be covering the cost of parking for 3 nights $81.18
Lodging: 2 nights on me total $310.80 3rd night on Kelli
Registration Fee: Paid by school
Food: $108.02
Grand Total: $500.00 :)
Travel: mileage(Mesquite to Houston) 245 x 2 = 490 x 0.55 = $269.50
ReplyDeleteParking: $0 (paid by travel buddy Jessica Campos - XTreem Algebra)
Lodging: 1 night (other 2 paid by Jessica): $155.40
Registration Fee: paid by SHMS :)
Food: $211.60 - Nah, I won't eat THAT much I hope :) $75.10
Grand total: $500.00
Traveling with a buddy: Priceless :)
travel: I will be driving down with a friend so we can both escape the chaos of our lives for a few days. Total mileage from Fate, TX to Red Roof Inn is 267.13 miles one way. Round trip total is $293.84.
ReplyDeleteConference: Hopefully my principal is paying. That will be determined tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed.
hotel: 4 nights at Red Roof inn is $148.47.
food: I don't plan on spending $71 each day. I don't even spend that a week feeding my family of 4.
Grand total so far....$442.23 for travel and lodging. That leaves me with $57.69 to eat on to stay under my $500 budget. The challenge is on!
For CAMT, I am riding with Nicole Marks to Houston. I expect to cover 2 nights lodging of $300.00 ($150.00 per night), the third night will be paid by my roommate. I expect will use $269.00 for food Tuesday – Friday. My registration fee of $95.00 was paid by my school.
ReplyDeleteLodging - $300.00
Food - $ 269.00
Total - $569.00
Since my budget exceeds the reimbursed amount I will either use a little of my own cash or eat less. I am also looking at hotels a little further out.
ATTN.: I lost my ride down to Houston. I live in Garland. Is there someone who would like to share a ride and hotel to Houston? Please send me a message or email me at subsrus@verizon.net if you need a co-traveler and roommate. Thanks.
DeleteTravel: $264 (If I drive)
ReplyDeleteLogding: $118.50 (if I drive, the others will pick up my hotel)
Food: $210 (Plan to eat less than $71 a day)
CAMT: $95
Grand Total: $ 687.50
We have not decided who will be driving down to Houston!!
Cathryn,
DeleteHave you all decided who the lucky driver will be? Where are you all staying for such a low rate? I think that it will be really hard to eat $71 worth of food. I was a little afraid to ask my principal if he would be willing to pay and much to my surprise he said yes! I guess it does not hurt to ask. It sure did save my budget. Also I got a great hotel rate. See you in July!
Travel: (from Arlington to Houston round trip 510 mi at $ 0.55 per mile) $280.50
ReplyDeleteLodging: (at friend's house) free
Food: $212
Registration Fee: $95
Total: $ 587.5
Even if I tried, I doubt I could eat $71 worth of food each day. My budget will easily be under $500:)
Transportation @ .55/mile for 26 *2(round trip) $293.70
ReplyDeleteParking (1 night) 24.00
Lodging (paid by roommate)
Registration (paid by school)
Food $71 * 2 + (71 *.56) (breakfast & lunch) 181.76
TOTAL $499.46
That should read "267 miles *2(round trip)"
DeleteTravel: $264 (If I drive)
ReplyDeleteLogding: $164 (if I drive, the others will pick up my hotel)
Food: $210 (Plan to eat less than $71 a day)
CAMT: $95
Grand Total: $ 733
We have not decided who will be driving down to Houston!!
This will look very familiar:
ReplyDeleteCAMT Fee - $95
534 Miles @ $0.55 - $293.7
Lodging - $231
Food - $204.48
Grand Total - $824.14 wow.
Gas money and food will push the actual expenditure below 500.
Travel: $264 (If I drive)
ReplyDeleteLogding: $164 (if I drive, the others will pick up my hotel)
Food: $210 (Plan to eat less than $71 a day)
CAMT: $95
Grand Total: $ 733
We have not decided who will be driving down to Houston!!
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1. Constants are $95 for registration, $71 food per diem two days and $40 for the first day. I would only do dinner the first day. This is equal to $277 when subtracted from the $500 leaves me $223 for my variables(transportation/lodging). I found a flight on Southwest for $120 dollars round-trip, which is less expensive than driving (460 miles @$0.55 per mile $253) An assumption I made was that the hotel I would stay at provided transportion to/from the airport and conference center is free. I now only have $103 to spend on a hotel. The cheapest hotel I foulnd cost $59 per night with local taxes comes to $65 for two nights I would bring my total to $527.
ReplyDelete2. The best way for me to keep my cost under $500 dollars is to share a room with one of my classmates.
If you are a TSTA member, you can stay at Red Roof Inn for less than $50/night. If you sign p now, it is free until October, so you could use that discount. Maybe that will help.
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DeleteHello Joe,
DeleteIn an effort to save a little bit of money try and secure a tax exempt permit either from the school you teach at or through UNT's XTREEM Algebra PD program. You should be able to to have state taxes deducted/refunded to you with proper documentation from the conference for your airline ticket and your hotel cost.
What I noticed was that the majority of us can not keep it under $500. We need to work together with one another to do this. This is something we will have to do when we are together at UNT. I don't feel I have all the answers for what we are going to be learning this year, but I know when we all put our heads together, we will be able to do a lot more.
ReplyDeleteJoe, I love your enthusiasm! You are absolutely right; we need to start thinking like a team that is ready to take on the obstacles that will face us, not just for CAMT but for the rest of the year, as we navigate this XTreem program. Thanks for the inspiration :)
DeleteTravel: $264 (If I drive)
ReplyDeleteLodging: $118.50 (If I drive the others will pick up my hotel)
Food: $210 (I plan to eat less than that a day)
CAMT: Free (I will be presenting)
Grand Total: $474 (If I drive) or $328.50 (If I dont drive)
My buddy and I briefly thought about presenting, but it was too short of notice for us to get anything worth while together and submitted. That is a goal that I have for later, probably after I have been teaching a few more years and feel I have some really valuable information to share. I can't wait to learn what your presentation is about... I am going to go look it up online now :)
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ReplyDelete$95.00 - CAMT Registration Fee
ReplyDelete$287.71 - Travel from Plano, TX to Houston, TX = 518.40 @ $0.555/mile {Thanks IRS}
$235.11 - Lodging at Baymount Inn & Suites {breakfast included w/stay}
$0.00 - Estimating overage from my Travel to apply toward lunch and dinner
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$617.82 - TOTAL
-$500.00 - XTREEM Reimbursement
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$117.82* - Projected to be out of pocket
*Dropping the Cost of My Out-of-Pocket Expenses:
>15% reimbursement on lodging and car rental from my LifeStyles Perks Rewards Program.
>exempt from state taxes for my rental car & hotel lodging --- I will have the following documents at my rental car pick-up and at hotel check-in: CAMT Conference information (explanation of conference from website, confirmation of registration in my e-mail, a copy of my school's Tax Permit, and my school ID)
This will probably still leave me with some out-of-pocket expenses; however, it will be a great deal less than what is currently projected.
I will be traveling down on Tuesday and staying at the Casa De Carr (My parents house LOL). I will be staying there for the remainder of the conference. My expenses are as follows:
ReplyDelete$302.50 275 miles each way from Garland, Tx to Deer Park, Tx
$ 95.00 CAMT Registration Fee
$102.50 $34.16 per day on Meals Wed/Thurs/Fri
Wow, how convenient for you to have family in the area! Those hotel costs really eat away at a $500 budget quickly. If it weren't for having a buddy going with me, I wouldn't be able to come anywhere close to budget.
DeleteTravel: Depart Desoto, Texas Tuesday, July 17th ( mileage to Houston Residence Inn Convention Center 476 miles round trip ) $.55/mile comes to $261.80
ReplyDeleteHotel: Residence Inn Convention Center $120 per night (3 nights stay ($360)
Meals: (approx. Tuesday evening to Friday lunch, excluding Wed. meal...........................$150.00 To save some money, I will by food to eat in my room and not spend $71 per day for meals.
Miscellaneous expenses..............................................$ 50.00
Total Expenditure.................................................$ 821
I am comfortable with paying for any amount over whatever I'm compensated for.
Total Budget: $500.00 - $95.00 CAMT Registration = $405.00
ReplyDeleteTravel: $130.00 (roundtrip airline tickets on Hotwire)
Hotel: $330.00
Food: $100.00 (about $25.00 per day)
Total: $560.00 - $405.00 = $155.00 (out of pocket)