Comments on: Saving For a Round-the-World Trip

By: Sandra

Sandra — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:58:49 +0000

Money is, by far, not the primary requisite for world travel. It should not determine your decision and your traveling dreams. People usually think traveling is expensive, but it is possible to make a RTW trip on a low budget.

By: Ord2world

Ord2world — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:12:41 +0000

What excellent tips! I’ve got a few interesting ways to save. If you’re living on your own…move into a half way house or YMCA. Okay, if you’re a guy this is very easy and your rent will be under $400 w/ all utilities included! Ladies… if you’re brave and can survive the recently released men from prison, it isn’t a bad option. Otherwise get a roommate and pretend you’re still paying high rent. Also make sure any accounts you have are interest bearing. Sometimes some people simply will not understand your newfound frugalness and will not respect it. Identify these people and insist on doing dirt cheap or free things with them. If they keep insisting on getting you to part with huge chunks of money to have a good time…drop them. A true friend will understand. Shopping at the thrift store will help a lot and getting quick second jobs like dishwasher, telephone interviewer, usher, etc. Good luck!!!!

By: Danny

Danny — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:08:14 +0000

Saving for any major event or change in lifestyle does require discipline and you have done well to outline some of the so called must haves in our society that in fact we can do without.

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By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:33:48 +0000

Thanks for the comments, Mike. Appreciate your insight here and on BootsnAll, as well!

By: Traveling Mike

Traveling Mike — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:53:15 +0000

Good tips. I also manage to save better when I compare each expense to something else I could be doing with the money while abroad. I think it puts things into the reality that I would rather spend the money while traveling than while stationary.

By: Johnny Vagabond

Johnny Vagabond — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:49:53 +0000

Solid tips. I saved a fortune by only allowing myself to eat out for lunch once per week. Driving past the coffee shop in the morning and drinking coffee at work really added up, as well…

By: flip

flip — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:57:05 +0000

nice tips…

aaarrrghhhh! i need to start saving for my next trip

By: candotravel

candotravel — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:53:41 +0000

I tried my hardest to save on energy billsa dn in that way I saved and did my bit for the environment.

By: Tango Lucy

Tango Lucy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:36:51 +0000

Get rid of cable, there is so much free tv on the internet nowadays!

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:53:29 +0000

Wonderful tips especially the Latte Factor.

By: Conor

Conor — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:02:39 +0000

Cutting out the cable and phoneline definetely made a difference for me over time. I couldn’t give up my car though as I live in the country but I did everything I could to avoid long journeys.

By: Toby

Toby — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:49:39 +0000

Good advice guys. Another good one might be learning how to cook — or at least knowing how to make some simple pasta dishes. Those can really cut your food budget way down because they are so cheap per box.

By: Anil

Anil — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:29:02 +0000

Writing things down is important. I think it’s good to put down micro and macro goals so you can check things off often as you go along. Even tiny goals are worth jotting down so you can see how much you’ve accomplished in between big goals.

By: Amy @ The Q Family

Amy @ The Q Family — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:30:55 +0000

I would also recommend look into coupon cutting (Virtual coupon if you don’t want to buy newspaper). There are several great sites to help you cut down your grocery bill dramatically. And you don’t really need to buy newspaper as most of coupons these day are online. And contrary to old believe that using coupon on grocery means you will eat junk food. So not true! There are a lot of healthy choices. Plus you will also learn to shop more with a list and stick to it.

By: Monica

Monica — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:09:43 +0000

Thanks for the tips. I’ve not decided yet when and where we’re leaving, but we wanna do some travel (me and my 4yo).

We’re already car fee and it helps a lot on saving money, as well as having ourselves well trained to take public transportation.

Your post has inspired me to cut on unnecessary expenses even more.

Tomorrow we’re having a garage sale

By: Corbin

Corbin — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:02:16 +0000

I like that Latte factor one – very clever David Bach. I too have been saving for another extended trip, so yea, cutting costs has been essential for me. I went cold turkey from Tim Hortons, and haven’t looked back. However, I make my own coffee now. Scored a 20 dollar coffee maker a while back and it’s paid for itself a zillion fold, literally. Canada’s also got that new tax free savings accounts, which I’ve been dropping some dough into when I have it. Kind of my emergency money I’m setting aside should my other savings get accidentally drunkenly spent some evening. Savings a pain in a yoohoo, but once you’ve got some wealth behind your name, it’s so much easier to leave and be happy without having to worry. Look forward to your next installment on how to be a cheapwad

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:47:50 +0000

Great tips! Every day on payday I transfer funds into my RTW savings account before I spend a dime on anything else. I could set up my account to do this automatically, but I like the buzzI get from doing it myself every other week!

Another huge way to save money (although certainly not possible or preferable for everyone) is to move back home. Not paying rent makes a MAJOR difference.