Comments on: We Decided to Travel the World. But First, We Made a Serious Budget!

By: Ten Factorial Rocks (TFR)

Ten Factorial Rocks (TFR) — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 06:44:02 +0000

In reply to Chris Biggs. Great post, Chris and best wishes to you and Lori on this global adventure. I have been to Kerala and it's called God's Own Country in India. Their tourism website is a good place to start your research. India itself has so many nice places to see even before you leave that country to see other Asian sights. I wish you both the best in this brave and exciting sojourn to the world's many great sights.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Sun, 22 Jan 2017 21:43:44 +0000

In reply to Brenda. Time to start rocking those freelancing gigs now so you can carry them with you along your travels! And will help speed up the $$$ savings at the same time here :)

By: Brenda

Brenda — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 19:59:34 +0000

Thanks for sharing such a great story! I was thinking about leaving my job this summer to travel however after reading your story I have come to the conclusion that I most certainly do not have enough saved up for this. I put aside one year’s worth of expenses but forgot to account for the actual travel expenses, I suppose I was kind of hoping to fund my travels with freelancing gigs. I do have two cute yorkies so maybe I will look into the pet modeling idea :)

Thanks again!

By: ZJ Thorne

ZJ Thorne — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 06:38:33 +0000

Woah, two years of travel with your fiancee sounds incredible. I think you were smart to have vague outlines instead of concrete plans. Things can change so rapidly, including weather and desire. Bon voyage!

By: christine

christine — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 19:45:34 +0000

Great job visualizing a dream and going for it! Enjoy and can’t wait to read all about it! :)

By: Freedom 40 Guy

Freedom 40 Guy — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 16:33:51 +0000

Awesome story! #jealous

I wish I had done what you’re doing when I was in my 20s or early 30s. Now some things at home are tying me down, but perhaps in my 40s I’ll do a super travel experience like this. I suspect that will put me in a minority demographically, but that’s ok, I don’t mind being a bit of a weirdo.

By: Chris Biggs

Chris Biggs — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 07:55:23 +0000

In reply to Fiscally Free.

I’m still a little sore about the repeal/replace efforts, so I won’t comment here :-) But I hear you.

And totally agree about Centra/South America – we may end up opting to slim down the list of destinations in order to enjoy it more!

By: Chris Biggs

Chris Biggs — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 07:53:28 +0000

In reply to Kraken Fireball.

Thanks! Our total savings for two years of travel is just north of $100K, but I hope that number is taken with a grain of salt – no one needs that much to have months/years of fantastic travel experiences (we just wanted to travel a certain way, so it was our personal goal)!

And we’ll definitely do a recap after our first big trip (Asia – current in India!) this Spring to see how well we fared versus our budget. I’m already noticing that we didn’t budget in enough for country-to-country flights – some are more expensive than I’d originally seen.

By: Chris Biggs

Chris Biggs — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 07:51:09 +0000

In reply to Financial Samurai. I think my brain exploded the first time I saw SF housing prices... :-) Thank you!

By: Chris Biggs

Chris Biggs — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 07:50:22 +0000

In reply to Primal Prosperity. Love it - looking forward to e-mailing soon!