Comments on: I Want To Travel, But What If I Run Out of Money?

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 14:48:18 +0000

Brilliant advice. Thank you once again for sharing.

By: Charlie on Travel

Charlie on Travel — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 19:58:45 +0000

In reply to Rose. Hi Rose! Thanks for reading and commenting :) I've still not been to Montenegro but I've only heard awesome things, and would like to travel around the Balkans myself sometime too. It's nice to hear that the locals are welcoming and that you can get good food on a budget!

By: Charlie on Travel

Charlie on Travel — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 19:52:33 +0000

In reply to Sam.

Hey Sam – thanks for reading :) Yes, when we travelled to Vietnam (which was our first real trip together) our budget was based on totally nothing, having barely researched the places, let alone the price of a bed or a beer and so on – and it was a mess haha! But you learn quickly. Actually £20 per is our budget on the road (not including house sitting time). When we house sit we don’t budget because we’re always waaay under the £20 per day, but we keep extra that money as savings, we don’t average it with our days spent on the road. It is a tight budget though, and would probably be unrealistic for travelling in a lot of Europe and certainly in America. In Costa Rica it’s do-able though!

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 17:47:36 +0000

Excellent advice! Zab and I certainly made some mistakes with these things when we first started out: we had a budget but it was kind of based on nothing realistic, so we were way overspending at first! £20 per day per person is a pretty impressively low budget, but I guess if you’re housesitting much of the time, that would be totally doable. Having enough to fly ‘home’ is always good advice, and I think it’s very worth keeping that at the forefront of any budget planning.

By: Rose

Rose — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 13:32:50 +0000

Great tips! Yes, Europe is a difficult place when it comes to budget traveling, but like you said: there are some cheap countries. Montenegro is one of them for sure, but actually the entire Balkan area is a great place to travel around in ( which is mostly cheapest and easiest by bus!). The locals there are very hospitable, the food is great and cheap and you get to see some astonishing nature, if you want.

I haven’t heard of goodbudget before but I will definitely give that a try! Thanks!

By: Charlie on Travel

Charlie on Travel — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 15:46:11 +0000

In reply to venturists. Thanks for the tip, Jen! I've not heard of goodbudget before, definitely going to check it out myself :)

By: venturists

venturists — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 15:14:35 +0000

Fantastic post! I’d also recommend using goodbudget.com to help keep you on track on the road.

By: Charlie on Travel

Charlie on Travel — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 14:44:52 +0000

In reply to Franca.

I never have either, and it’s something that I try not to worry about. When I left the UK earlier this year to travel long-term, I always had in my mind that if I couldn’t find work then I had enough money for 2-3 months and I would consider it an awesome holiday and go back to the drawing board in the UK. If I was able to stay on the road longer, then ever better! I really think the budget it super important for that – making sure you avoid any really bad situation! Thanks for your thoughts, Franca :)

By: Franca

Franca — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 10:37:35 +0000

Great tips! We’ve never been in the situation of being completely broke, not yet at least. As you said it’s very important to keep an eye on your daily budget to make sure your trip can last longer and you don’t end up being stuck somewhere without any money at all, not even to go back home.