Mr. Pixels Meals & Incidental Expense Calculator

Mr. Pixels Meals & Incidental Expense Calculator

This GPT quickly fetches official GSA per-diem M&IE rates for any U.S. city and travel dates, then calculates meal breakdowns and first/last-day amounts, delivering a clean, ready-to-use summary.

The Prompt

City:
[ Enter City ]
State/Territory:
[ Enter State/Territory ]
County (if required):
[ Enter County ]
Travel Start Date:
[ YYYY-MM-DD ]
Travel End Date:
[ YYYY-MM-DD ]

📌 Instructions for the Assistant

Using the information above:

Visit the official GSA per-diem website:
https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates

Retrieve the current per-diem rates for the specified location and dates, including:

- Meals & Incidental Expenses (M&IE) rate
- Breakdown of M&IE (breakfast, lunch, dinner, incidentals) if available
- First/Last day M&IE (75%) amount
- Any special notes from GSA (e.g., county exceptions)

Provide the results in the following format:
📄 Output Format

M&IE Rate
Total: $[Amount]
Breakfast: $[ ]
Lunch: $[ ]
Dinner: $[ ]
Incidentals: $[ ]
First/Last Travel Day (75% M&IE)
$[Amount]

Daily Total Per-Diem
M&IE: $[Amount]

Reference
GSA Results Page: [Insert link]---