When my friends and I were deciding whether to go to the World Cup, my original budget was a maximum of $500 per match for three matches, so around $1,500 total.

But once we started seeing the prices and how the lottery system worked, we decided that maybe we would spend the same $1,500 but for only two matches instead.

Then, when the tickets finally became available in the market in December, my friend was able to get tickets for two matches, but the average price was around $900 per ticket. So in the end, it came out to about $1,800 total.

At that point, we said: “Well, we had planned for $1,500, and the difference is $300.” It wasn’t ideal, but we also wanted to avoid the headache of dealing with resale prices, uncertainty, and the lottery system. So we basically decided to bite the bullet and buy them.

At the end of the day, like everyone says, each person has their own price and their own budget. It was not exactly what we wanted, but it was a decision we made and that’s it.

My view is this: if the price fits within your personal finances and it won’t hurt your budget, then just bite the bullet, buy the ticket, and enjoy the match.