Quote Originally Posted by RickooClan
And the running cost of the crusade suddenly kick in and sometimes it will eat up all of your balance in one go!!!
I had the same problem with my French Crusade to the Holy Land when the Hungarian faction ended it first...

Ouch ! That crusading stack killed my treasury !!

So I started my own little crusade against the neighbours : The Turks....

I took Adana and Iconium and the cash I got from sacking put me back on... Plus I had a foothold near the Holy Land and when the next crusade was called on Antioch I was able to win it in one by attacking the Egyptian army standing right next to the city...

S now, I try to wait on military and building expenses until the crusade is over or send a spy to Jerusalem or any crusade target to see if I will be first or when the City will fall and I generally disband all pilgrims/fanatics and other low-level troops I might have acquired and keep the rest if I see my treasury will keep it...