Very tough dealing with vacation mode. I deal with myself and my kids, no dh now
I have found that for me it helps if I can sqeeze even small amounts over the budget over an extended period of time. The last trip I used gas cards from mypoints, McD's certificates that I bought 1 $5 book at a time (and registered on upromise), a $10 grocery store card for cooler stock up, $10 Target; there's always something...