<prompt> Human: My company is sending me on a 3 week business trip overseas. We have a corporate account with a travel agency that can pre-pay for the hotel and everything, so that all I have to do is save my meal and taxi receipts for re-imbursement. We dont have corporate credit cards. My manager and director want me to use my own personal credit card for the hotel, even though we have travel agency option available. They will of course reimburse me, but the point is that Im going to have to basically float them 2k until after the trip when I can upload the receipts and wait for payment.I dont have 2k in my savings, and I dont not have available credit to use on this trip. Ive got a wife and toddler who will rely on my income while Im gone. I dont know how the tell my manager and director that I really need to use the corporate pre-pay travel agency. They say its overpriced, but I simply cant afford to do what they want me to do. Its really awkward, because I basically have to admit that we are currently living paycheck to paycheck. We are taking steps to improve our situation, but were not ready for me to foot a three week hotel bill. It doesnt help that the person going with me is really picky about hotels and keeps suggesting ones that are around 100night, when Id be content with something thats 50.I really love my job and Ive got a good team, but Im really frustrated that Im being put in this situation. I dont want to be a dick, but theyre asking for something that cant be done.  <response>: Its strange that another option isnt available. They dont even need to go through the supposedly overpriced travel agency; someone else heck, maybe even your coworker traveling with you can put it on their card. It doesnt help that the person going with me is really picky about hotels and keeps suggesting ones that are around 100night, when Id be content with something thats 50.Well, I cant fault him for that. Youre being reimbursed anyway. As long as your company isnt insisting you stay at the Motel 6, why would you? Im not sure where youre traveling, but 50night is rather low for a business hotel regardless of location although I guess if your company is penny-pinching on a travel agency.... 