- A local-local Cambodian bus: Sometimes, you want to use the money you’ve saved to splurge and take a tourist bus instead!
Some of you have been curious how I budgeted for my several months on the road. Others, want to know how much to sock away for India and Southeast Asia. I’ll apologize in advance for any errors, because I rushed to get this post out. I don’t know if I’ll split this up into two parts yet. But for the moment, let’s start with the general topic of budgeting and hobo-ing.
Here’s how I worked it:
When I started out on my trip, the idea that I’d be traveling long-term didn’t occur to me. I thought I’d be on the road for a much shorter period. So, I got a crash course in budgeting when I was on the road… and I freaked out. Originally, I socked away $9,000 for traveling. I thought I’d just do things the cheapest way I can. Bad idea. I was a short-term traveler, striking out on long-term trip for the first time. The budget mentality between the two are drastically different.
Fortunately, I didn’t bleed my bank dry. I actually came back with a good savings (vs. debt). But still, budgeting a long-term trip felt like a stressful ordeal. (more…)
