• Dog napping under a table on Coron, PH.
    Money,  Monthly Budgets

    May 2019 Budget

    May would have been fairly cheap…if I hadn’t spontaneously decided to leave Asia. Although a 300 dollar flight from Hong Kong to Turkey sounds cheap, on my budget it makes a huge impact – almost half of my total expenses for the month. Even though I live on a strict budget, I know a good deal when I see one.…

  • Hidden Beach on Nusa Penida, IN.
    Money,  Monthly Budgets

    April 2019 Budget

    Isn’t it shocking how much money you can still spend when you aren’t paying for housing? In my defense, the first week of April I was still in Bali on my Nusa Penida island private tour I booked. Treat yourself, people! Big Purchases Flights The Philippines here I come! Health When I was living on Busuanga Island I went to…

  • Erik standing with an umbrella on a temple near Yogyakarta, IN.
    Money,  Monthly Budgets

    March 2019 Budget

    In March my brother came to visit! It was so much fun seeing someone from home. For budget purposes – he was on vacation whereas I am traveling. People on vacation spend (with reason) more money and I didn’t want him to miss out on anything because I was trying to take the cheap (and sometimes longer) way. Big Purchases…

  • Andrea holding a huge wad of Burmese money.
    Money,  Monthly Budgets

    February 2019 Budget

    February is a month where I literally spent the whole time in just one country, Myanmar. Even though Myanmar had arguably the most expensive housing, apart from Japan, the total for living expenses was pretty low.  This is because most there are few dorms in Myanmar but luckily I was traveling with a friend. Traveling with Andrea cuts all housing…