Maps and Provinces

[caravel]

Whats all this fuss about province managment and squandering? the game has roof limit of 108, not 99.

I'm well aware of that, but I want to stay well within that limit and not go berserk adding provinces and then find we've run out. It's better to be in a situation where we can add key provinces that are useful instead of being right at the limit. Also no one mentioned "squandering".