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September 2018 Budget
I spent a lot less money in September than I did in August. In September I had zero housing costs because I am currently volunteering in an English cafe in Seoul in exchange for housing. The house also comes with rice, ramen, and kimchi; so I have been spending less on groceries in general! Big Purchases Going out to eat…
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August 2018 Budget
August is done and it is the first monthly budget while I am on my trip. I ended up spending drastically different than what I thought and revised the numbers for my September budget. Now that I am actually “on the road”, I know what I realistically will spend. Big Purchases Prescription Medication My insurance covered 3 months and I…
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July 2018 Budget
Big Purchases Travel insurance Expensive but essential for international trips. You can never predict what will happen to you and for a couple hundred dollars, the security is worth it! Housing for Taiwan/Japan I organized all of my housing in advance (something I would change later on) so I could be prepared and reduce anxiety. Clothing for trip I treated…
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June 2018 Budget
From my experience working in ‘Corporate America’, personal finance is often a secretive and elusive subject. I aim to remove the taboo of talking about money by publishing monthly budgets, being completely transparent with my spending. June 2018 was an expensive month, because I started to do some purchasing for my around the world trip. Contrarily, I was staying in…
