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I look at it as a cost for a vacation. My tours have mostly started within 1000 miles from where I live and I drive since I pick up a friend that is half way there. I normally camp so there is low cost for lodging and I don't normally eat too rich. My tours are normally only a week long so I'm not going to buy much while on tour since I don't want to lug it around. For next years tour we may be doing a credit card tour staying in hotels so it will cost much more but again it's only a week long.
To answer your question, I don't have a budget, normally I carry a credit card and a few hundred dollars, and I hardly spend the cash.
I am also a family man with a kid but the wife and kid don't mind if I leave for a week of bike riding, its better than lots of other things.