We met our budget: Ohio River Road Trip

We made it! We drove the full length of the Ohio River in nine days, starting in Pittsburgh and reaching the end of the river in Cairo, Ill., and then driving along the Mississippi to Memphis, where we spent our final night.

Did we successfully meet our budget? Yes! We gave ourselves $200 a day, a total of $1,800 over the course of nine days. We spent only $1,674.45—and had $125.55 leftover.

Photo: imelenchon